[JustAmy]

Hickory Nut Pound Cake

1 2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 stick margarine
6 eggs
2 cups plain flour
1/2 to 1 cup hickory nuts

Cream butter, sugar and shortening together with electric mixer. Beat in eggs with mixer one at a time, add vanilla. Fold in flour then fold in lightly floured nuts.

Grease and flour tube or bundt pan and pour in batter. Bake at 350 degress for 1 hour. Check at 50 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
1 stick butter
1/3 c. hickory nuts
1 box of powdered sugar (4 cups)
1 tsp vanilla flavoring

[Billie]

So pretty! Aqua gave us a Hickory Nut Pound cake a couple of years ago, but not having hickory nuts, I used pecans instead. Made a fresh raspberry puree to go with it.