Moist, Buttery Nut Cake

Name: Moist, Buttery Nut Cake
Yield: Two 9-inch-diameter x 1½-inch-deep layers, or one 13 x 9 x 2-inch layer
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup (about 4 ounces) ground nuts; 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened; 3 large eggs; 1½ cups light brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 cup milk or buttermilk; 1 cup milk or buttermilk

Preparation info

Two
9 inch -diameter x 1½-inch-deep layers layer

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Bake

By Nick Malgieri

Published 1995

About

Whether you make this cake with almonds, pecans, walnuts, or hazelnuts, it never fails to please.

Ingredients

12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1½ cups light bro

Americas
United States
Vegetarian
Cake

Method

Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar for about 5 minutes, until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well and scraping the bowl and beater after e