Cream 2 sticks butter and 1/2 cup shortening together with 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 3 cups sugar. Add 5 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Melt and cool one bar of German chocolate, then add.

Sift together 3 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Alternately add flour mixture and 1 cup milk to creamed mixture. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 teaspoon almond extract and 1/2 teaspoon black walnut flavoring. If desired, add 1 cup walnuts.

Grease and flour tube pan. Bake cake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes. May need to turn oven temperature down during the last 15 minutes of baking.

FROSTING:

1 stick butter
2 sq. bitter chocolate
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 beaten egg
1 box powdered sugar
Enough milk for desired consistency

Beat together until smooth and frost cake. I like to split the cake into 2 layers and spread a coat of frosting between the layers.