Sambar served with carrots, spicy and mouth-watering Indian dish Carrot sambar Yoghurt kebab served in pita with yoghurt sauce and fresh parsley Yoghurt kebab Spicy Pho served in a bowl, spicy rice noodle soup with fresh coriander and lime slices Spicy pho Smoked BBQ wild boar leg served Smoked BBQ Wild Boar Leg Chocolate and orange cake served Chocolate & orange cake Omurice bowl served with miso soup, omelette and miso soup Omurice bowl with traditional miso soup Freshly baked peach strudel Peach Strudel Momo with curry sauce steamed and served Momos with curry sauce Apple pie ravioli served Apple Pie Ravioli Kibbeh Nayyeh raw meat appetiser Middle Eastern style served Kibbeh nayyeh Chestnut tangsuyuk, crispy chicken with roasted chestnuts and sesame seeds Chestnut tangsuyuk Falukorv stuffed with mustard and onion, served with fresh coriander Baked Falukorv with mustard and onion Risi e Bisi served Risi e bisi Pav Bhaji with classic vegetables, served with fresh coriander and toasted rolls Mumbai street style pav bhaji Boiled sweet potato with chilli, spicy vegetable dish with coriander Boiled Sweet Potato with Chilli and Coriander Kebab in pita served Kebab in pita Freshly baked ciabatta rolls Homemade Italian ciabatta rolls Sacher waffles served Sacher waffles Golden baked cornmeal squares with visible chunks of white feta cheese Cheesy Cornbread (Proja) with Feta Misozuke, with fresh vegetables, in a miso paste marinade Misozuke Sambar served with carrots, spicy and mouth-watering Indian dish Carrot sambar Yoghurt kebab served in pita with yoghurt sauce and fresh parsley Yoghurt kebab Spicy Pho served in a bowl, spicy rice noodle soup with fresh coriander and lime slices Spicy pho Smoked BBQ wild boar leg served Smoked BBQ Wild Boar Leg Chocolate and orange cake served Chocolate & orange cake Omurice bowl served with miso soup, omelette and miso soup Omurice bowl with traditional miso soup Freshly baked peach strudel Peach Strudel Momo with curry sauce steamed and served Momos with curry sauce Apple pie ravioli served Apple Pie Ravioli Kibbeh Nayyeh raw meat appetiser Middle Eastern style served Kibbeh nayyeh Chestnut tangsuyuk, crispy chicken with roasted chestnuts and sesame seeds Chestnut tangsuyuk Falukorv stuffed with mustard and onion, served with fresh coriander Baked Falukorv with mustard and onion Risi e Bisi served Risi e bisi Pav Bhaji with classic vegetables, served with fresh coriander and toasted rolls Mumbai street style pav bhaji Boiled sweet potato with chilli, spicy vegetable dish with coriander Boiled Sweet Potato with Chilli and Coriander Kebab in pita served Kebab in pita Freshly baked ciabatta rolls Homemade Italian ciabatta rolls Sacher waffles served Sacher waffles Golden baked cornmeal squares with visible chunks of white feta cheese Cheesy Cornbread (Proja) with Feta Misozuke, with fresh vegetables, in a miso paste marinade Misozuke
Walnut cake served on a plate
Fluffy walnut sponge cake dusted with icing sugar

Classic Walnut Cake

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
Sometimes simple is best. This cake relies on the natural oils and aroma of walnuts. No hours of whisking, no complicated creams, just a soft, fragrant sponge that's perhaps even better the next day as the flavours meld alongside a milky coffee.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 35 mins
⌛ Total Time 50 mins
🍽️ Servings 8 servings
🔥 Calories 320 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Baking tray or cake tin (20-22 cm)
  • Hand mixer

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Eggs
⚠️ Nuts (Walnuts)

Instructions

1 ✓

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Mix the dry ingredients: flour, ground walnuts, baking powder, cinnamon.

Tip: Even distribution of baking powder is important so the cake doesn't rise unevenly.
2 ✓

Cream the soft butter and sugar with a mixer until pale and creamy (approx. 3-4 mins). Add the eggs one by one.

Tip: Creaming the butter incorporates air into the batter, making the structure light. [Aeration]
3 ✓

Alternately add the flour mixture and milk to the butter base. Mix until just combined.

Tip: If you add the milk all at once, the butter may curdle. Alternating maintains the emulsion.
4 ✓

Pour the batter into the greased tin. Bake for approx. 30-35 mins. Check with a skewer.

Tip: If raw batter doesn't stick to the toothpick, it's ready. Don't overbake, as the walnuts can cause it to dry out.
5 ✓

Let it cool in the tin for 10 mins, then fully on a wire rack. Serve with icing sugar.

Tip: Walnut oils are unstable when hot, so the cake breaks easily. Cooling stabilizes it.

Recipe FAQ

Why is the sponge dense?
You overmixed it after adding the flour. Only fold until the flour disappears, no longer!
The walnuts sank to the bottom.
The batter was too runny. Try using a little more flour next time, or toss the walnuts in flour before mixing them in.

Ingredients

  • 200 g Plain flour
  • 100 g Ground walnuts
  • 150 g Caster sugar
  • 2 pc Eggs (room temperature)
  • 100 g Soft butter
  • 100 ml Milk
  • 1 pack Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch Salt