Oaty walnut cake
This is a moist-textured walnut cake with rolled oats, but the real secret comes from dry-roasting the nuts before adding them to the mixture.
41,700 14.9/5 for 21 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: April 19th 2015
For 1 cake, you will need:
- 0
60 g walnut kernels - 1
150 g egg - 2
125 g butter - 3
125 g caster sugar - 4
100 g flour - 5
10 g baking powder - 6
60 g rolled oats - 7
1 pinch fine (or table) salt - Total weight: 630 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 min. | 1 hour 30 min. | 48 min. | 2 hours 34 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
A few days, wrapped in aluminium foil.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 8 min.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Spread 60 g walnut kernels out on a baking sheet and dry roast in the oven for 8 minutes to bring out the flavour.
Spread 60 g walnut kernels out on a baking sheet and dry roast in the oven for 8 minutes to bring out the flavour.
Stage 2 - 1 hour
Weigh 150 g egg, put into a bowl and leave for at least 1 hour to come to room temperature.
Take the butter out of the fridge as well and leave at room temperature for at least 1 hour.
Take the butter out of the fridge as well and leave at room temperature for at least 1 hour.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Put 125 g butter and 125 g caster sugar into a food-mixer bowl.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Beat on medium/high speed until thoroughly mixed.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Add the eggs one at a time and continue beating.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
The mixture may curdle slightly, with bits of butter that do not mix in properly.
If this happens, stop beating and stand the bowl in a pan of hot water. Beat by hand until the mixture becomes smooth again (about 1 minute).
If this happens, stop beating and stand the bowl in a pan of hot water. Beat by hand until the mixture becomes smooth again (about 1 minute).
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Add the walnuts and 60 g rolled oats to the flour and mix.
Stage 9 - 30 min.
Tip this into the food-mixer bowl and fold in using a soft spatula.
Stage 10 - 40 min.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Put the cake mixture into a tin or mould and bake for about 40 minutes. Check to see if it cooked 5 minutes before the end of cooking time.
Put the cake mixture into a tin or mould and bake for about 40 minutes. Check to see if it cooked 5 minutes before the end of cooking time.
Stage 11
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
The longer the mixture has to stand before cooking, the more the flavours will develop, so you can prepare it the day before cooking and leave overnight in the fridge.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,634 Kcal or 11,028 Kj | 46 gr | 251 gr | 161 gr |
| 132 % | 18 % | 24 % | 24 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 418 Kcal or 1,750 Kj | 7 gr | 40 gr | 26 gr |
| 21 % | 3 % | 4 % | 4 % |
| Per cake | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,634 Kcal or 11,028 Kj | 46 gr | 251 gr | 161 gr |
| 132 % | 18 % | 24 % | 24 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 cake : 3.60 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Italian toast, Alsatian apple tart, Leek and Mimolette tart, Caribbean upside-down cake, Santiago Cake, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy Comtoise artichoke gratin, Mussels marinière, Oat financiers for Louise, Caramel semolina pudding with raisins, Gâteau Nantais, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Passion fruit jellies, Stewed plums, Like Bounty, Apple paste, Comtoise apple charlotte, ... All |
| Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crackers, Chocolate almond cookies, Kouign-amann brioche, Hazelnut and orange cake, Pogne de Romans, ... All |
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