3/4 cup butter
2 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
1 cup milk
2 1/2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
Directions
Do not mix above ingredients separately, put into bowl and beat all
together 10 minutes. Bake in a slow over (325 degrees) for 50
minutes.
Tampa, Florida
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Servings: 4 servings
Affitinity Cake Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Cake; Dessert
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