Apple Walnut Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 cup chopped apple
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. 1

   Butter a 9x5x3-inch pan.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

3. 3

   Cream butter, add sugar slowly, and continue to beat until light and lemon-colored.

4. 4

   Beat in eggs.

5. 5

   Sift flour with salt, baking soda, and baking powder.

6. 6

   Add to the butter mixture alternately with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.

7. 7

   Stir in the apples, nuts, and vanilla.

8. 8

   Spoon batter into prepared pan.

9. 9

   Bake in a preheated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven for 50-60 minutes, until the loaf pulls away slightly from the sides of the pan or until a cake tester comes out clean.

10. 10

    Cool in the pan for about 5 minutes, then loosen from pan and turn onto a rack to cool completely before slicing.