Holiday Walnut Cake Recipe

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Holiday Walnut Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup sherry wine
  • 2 cups raisins
  • 4 cups walnuts
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Grease 10 tube pan.
  2. Cut wax paper to fit bottom of pan, insert, grease and flour.
  3. Pour sherry on raisins.
  4. Heat oven to 275.
  5. Chop walnuts, grate orange and squeeze juice from orange.
  6. Sift flour with baking powder, salt and nutmeg, save 1/4 c of flour for nuts & raisins.
  7. Beat eggs until thick.
  8. Cream butter and sugar add in beaten eggs.
  9. Drain raisins (reserving liquid) and combine with nuts and the 1/4 c flour.
  10. Add juice of orange & sherry alternately with dry ingredients, combine all with the creamed butter/sugar/egg mixture and stir in vanilla.
  11. Add floured nuts and raisins last.
  12. Bake for 2 hours.
  13. Cool thoroughly before removing from tube pan.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 818.61 Kcal (3427 kJ)
Calories from fat 355.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 39.52g 61%
Cholesterol 91.88mg 31%
Sodium 942.88mg 39%
Potassium 666.42mg 14%
Total Carbs 86.46g 29%
Sugars 23.72g 95%
Dietary Fiber 7.98g 32%
Protein 16g 32%
Vitamin C 6mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 4.8mg 27%
Calcium 200.5mg 20%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 436.05 Kcal (1826 kJ)
Calories from fat 189.48 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.05g 61%
Cholesterol 48.94mg 31%
Sodium 502.24mg 39%
Potassium 354.98mg 14%
Total Carbs 46.06g 29%
Sugars 12.64g 95%
Dietary Fiber 4.25g 32%
Protein 8.52g 32%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 2.6mg 27%
Calcium 106.8mg 20%

* 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

  • 18.9
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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