Recipes
The Black Walnut Festival™ Candy and Cake Bake-off is being sponsored by Broughton Foods. In the past the contest has featured cupcakes, candy or cookies along with the black walnut cakes.
The bake off category this year, is Cakes. The rules for this year's bake off are available on the Vendors, Rules & Apps page, or you can read them here.
The 2006 award winning candy and cake recipes are listed here, all including black walnuts, of course.
A book of winning recipes is for sale on the Merchandise Page.
Black Walnut Candy
1st Place
Karen L. Myers of Spencer
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup shelled black walnuts
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Cook sugar and water until it barely threads (235 degrees). Let stand until bubbles disappear Add 1 teaspoon salt and beat until cloudy. Add walnuts and vanilla extract. Beat until fairly stiff. Pour onto cooling board to set. Break into pieces.
Walnut Coca Fudge
2nd Place
Diane Cottrell of Spencer
2/3 cup coca
3 cups sugar
1/8 teaspoonful salt
1-1/2 cups milk
¼ cups butter
1 teaspoonful vanilla
½ cup peanut butter
½ cup black walnuts
Mix dry ingredients in heavy 4 quart saucepan, stir in milk. Heat for 2 minutes then add butter and vanilla. Bring to “bubbly” boil on medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil to softball stage. Remove from heat, stir in peanut butter and then black walnuts. Cool pain in cold water, stirring constantly until fudge thickens and loses some of its gloss. Quickly spread in lightly buttered 8-9 inch square pan. Cool and cut. Makes 20 squares.
Microwave Nut Brittle
3rd Place
Roger Conner of Spencer
Power Level High
1 cup sugar
½ cup light corn syrup
1 to 2 cups nuts, coarsely chopped (black walnuts)
1 tsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. soda
Use 1-1/2 qt. casserole.
Stir together sugar and syrup, cook 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in nuts, cook 3 to 4 minutes. Add butter and vanilla, stir well, cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add soda, gently stir until foamy. Quickly pour onto greased cookie sheet. Do not spread. Break into pieces when cool. Store in airtight container.
Happy eating!
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