I love this cake. Makes your whole house smell wonderful. If you can't find butternut flavoring, you can also use vanilla-butternut or a combination of vanilla, butter and any nut flavoring of your choice. It is important that you bake this cake in a cold oven - do not preheat!
Ingredients
- butter: 1 cup
- shortening: 0.5 cup
- ½ cups sugar: 2 piece
- eggs: 5 piece
- butternut flavored extract: 2 Tbsp
- evaporated milk: 1 can (5 ounce can)
- fluid ounces milk: 3 piece
- all-purpose flour: 3 cups
- salt: 0.5 tsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Mix together the flour and salt. Set aside.
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Combine the evaporated milk and whole milk; Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the butternut flavoring. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated.
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Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour and 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
