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Walnut chocolate cake decorated with roasted walnuts
Classic walnut sponge cake filled with chocolate cream

Walnut & Chocolate Cake

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
The walnut cake is a cornerstone of Central European (Hungarian, Austrian) baking. Due to the high oil content of walnuts, the sponge is dense, moist, and rich, made even more festive by chocolate and cream. This recipe evokes the atmosphere of the Gerbeaud house, where quality ingredients dominate over complex techniques.
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 35 mins
⌛ Total Time 3 hrs 5 mins
🍽️ Servings 8 servings
🔥 Calories 550 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Central European Classic

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Walnut grinder
  • Cake tin
  • Bain-marie

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Eggs
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Nuts

Instructions

1 ✓

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line the tin. Melt the chocolate and butter over steam.

Tip: The mixture of chocolate and butter provides moistness.
2 ✓

Beat the eggs with the sugar until frothy. Mix in the lukewarm chocolate butter.

Tip: The egg foam loosens the heavy walnut mass.
3 ✓

Mix the ground walnuts, flour, salt, baking powder. Fold into the egg mixture.

Tip: Grind walnuts finely to distribute evenly.
4 ✓

Bake for 30-35 minutes (skewer test). Cool.

Tip: Walnut cakes bake through slowly.
5 ✓

Cut in half. Whip the cream with icing sugar, fill the cake.

Tip: The neutrality of whipped cream suits the distinctive walnut.
6 ✓

Decorate with melted chocolate and roasted walnuts. Chill for 2 hours.

Tip: Roasted walnuts add crunch to the soft cake.

Recipe FAQ

The walnut burnt in the batter.
If you use already roasted walnuts, they might bake further in the oven. If the top of the cake is dark, cover with foil!
The batter became too thick.
Walnuts absorb moisture. Don't let the raw batter stand before baking, put it in the oven immediately!

Ingredients

  • 200 g Walnuts (ground)
  • 150 g Dark chocolate
  • 100 g Butter
  • 150 g Caster sugar
  • 4 whole Eggs
  • 100 g Plain flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 200 ml Whipping cream
  • 50 g Icing sugar
  • 50 g Roasted walnut halves (decoration)
  • 1 pinch Salt