A few years ago we had a bit of drama when, suddenly, stores around here stopped selling butternut flavoring. My Mother was distraught. My Aunt started a massive search. She located a store two towns over that still carried butternut flavoring. I wonder if the store manager ever understood why he had a sudden run on butternut flavoring. At least, he was smart enough to order more and continue stocking the popular product.
Some people add chopped pecans to the frosting. Suit yourself. Some people love nuts and some don't. Personally, I prefer a small amount -- maybe 1/2 cup of chopped pecans -- so you get the taste but the nuts don't overwhelm the cake.
Butternut Cake
2 cups sugar
1 cup Crisco oil
4 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon butternut flavoring
Beat together sugar, Crisco and eggs. Add other ingredients, alternately.
Cut wax paper to fit bottoms of round cake pans. Grease both sides of wax paper and place in bottom of cake pans. Grease sides of pans. Divide batter evenly between the four pans. Bake in a 350 degree oven until done. Cake will brown and pull slightly from sides. A wooden toothpick inserted in the center will come out clean.
Carefully remove from pans and cool.
Icing
1 8-oz. package cream cheese
1 stick margarine
1 box confectioners sugar
1 tablespoon butternut flavoring
finely chopped pecans
Blend all ingredients thoroughly. If you like pecans, stir chopped pecans into frosting. Smooth frosting between cake layers, on top of cake and on the sides of the cake.
Blend all ingredients thoroughly. If you like pecans, stir chopped pecans into frosting. Smooth frosting between cake layers, on top of cake and on the sides of the cake.
Looks like a delicious recipe. Thank you so much for sharing it. My grandma has been wanting a good butternut cake, so I think I'll surprise her :)
ReplyDeleteI hope she enjoys it as much as we do! This cake is a favorite for our family.
ReplyDeleteThis is a favorite in my family as well. My mom and aunts made it especially during the holidays. Can you tell me who the maker is of the butternut flavoring you buy. I would like to buy some online
ReplyDeleteI use Superior Products Vanilla Butternut flavoring. It's what my Mother used. We used another brand for years but it became impossible to find. This one works great. You can get it on Amazon though I've been fortunate to find it at a locally owned market.
ReplyDeleteI had trouble finding the flavoring also. Mccormick changed the name from Butternut to cake batter. Mama put coconut in her icing.
ReplyDeleteHow long do you bake?
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you have trouble finding the Butternut Flavoring. I am able to get it at locally owned supermarkets. It is also usually available online.
ReplyDeleteHow long you cook the cake layers depends on your oven. If the layers begin to brown and pull away from the pan edges, do the toothpick test. In my oven, it's usually 8-10 minutes but your oven may be different.
ReplyDeleteWhat size cake pans?
ReplyDeleteI use 8 or 9 inch pans. I have four of each. The most important thing is to evenly divide the batter and pay attention to the layers as they bake. Every oven is different so how long the layers bake will vary from oven to oven.
ReplyDeleteI found the butternut favoring extract on Amazon.
ReplyDeleteThey don’t all taste the same.
DeleteWhat size pans?
ReplyDeleteI use 8 or 9 inch pans. The most important thing is to put the same amount of batter in each pan so that your layers are the same size.
DeleteYou never mentioned the pecans isn’t that the nut part of the cake?
ReplyDeleteYou are the first person to mention that. Thank you! I add finally chopped pecans to the icing. I never measure how much. Some people like more pecans than others. I happen to like less. It's a wonderful recipe and I hope you will enjoy it!
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