Franklin Nut Cake Recipe

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Franklin Nut Cake
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Ingredients:

  • from our ancestor in boston, cotton mather, through franklin, north carolina to my family in south carolina. many family secrets were readily revealed, but the franklin nut cake recipe was closely guarded by my mother.
  • 1 lb. butter
  • 2 cup. sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 lb. plus 3/4 cup. pecans
  • 4 cup. flour
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

  1. Cream butter and sugar. Add beaten eggs and 3 cups flour with baking powder and salt added. Mix remaining 1 cup of flour with chopped nuts and chopped candied fruits. Mix into batter and add vanilla. Grease, flour, and line a large tube pan. Pour mixture into pan.
  2. Bake at 250 for 3 hours. Let cool for an hour.
  3. Remove from pan and place in a covered container with a glass of sherry, so the cake and wine get to know each other . Let sit for 4 days until the sherry flavor permeates the cake. Slice thin.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 19631.61 Kcal (82194 kJ)
Calories from fat 11898.48 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1322.05g 2034%
Cholesterol 2005.69mg 669%
Sodium 14369.5mg 599%
Potassium 5423.56mg 115%
Total Carbs 1681.61g 561%
Sugars 785.03g 3140%
Dietary Fiber 174.22g 697%
Protein 372.74g 745%
Vitamin C 415.9mg 693%
Vitamin A 166.5mg 5550%
Iron 105.7mg 587%
Calcium 5695.9mg 570%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 694.73 Kcal (2909 kJ)
Calories from fat 421.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46.79g 2034%
Cholesterol 70.98mg 669%
Sodium 508.51mg 599%
Potassium 191.93mg 115%
Total Carbs 59.51g 561%
Sugars 27.78g 3140%
Dietary Fiber 6.17g 697%
Protein 13.19g 745%
Vitamin C 14.7mg 693%
Vitamin A 5.9mg 5550%
Iron 3.7mg 587%
Calcium 201.6mg 570%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 502
    Points
  • 543
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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