i like the C&H sugar brands recipe the best! found @ thier site (link directly to the recipe) http://www.chsugar.com/recipes/recipedisplay.asp?RecipeId=Sp1015200144116
i dont use walnuts (unless i grind them up to a powder, i like the flavor of walnuts, but not the consistancy of their texture, an then its still the same amount required and just pulverized in my food proccessor, occasionally it ends up being more of a paste but that works too, just add in when creaming the butter and sugar)
i do subsitute dried cranberries for the walnuts (even if i add them in "pulverized" form) ---i suppose i could use fresh, but ive nver bought fresh cranberries so i dont know
AND i always add 2 tablespoons of orange juice concentrate(still frozen, added with the eggs)
i have tried recipes with 2/3 cup butter, or using applesauce insted of oil, or using oil and i dont like ANY of them, i just keep going back to that C&H recipe with my orange juice and cranberries (the walnuts are very rare to be added maybe 1 out of 10 times)