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.
2 hours 35 min.
Easy
3 cakes
8 IngredientsLast modified on: April 19th 2015
For 3 cakes, you will need:
- 1
1 cup walnut kernels - 2
2 cups Egg ( How to... ) - 3
1 2⁄3 cup butter - 4
1 2⁄3 cup caster sugar - 5
2 cups flour - 6
2 tablespoons baking powder - 7
2 cups rolled oats - 8
3 pinches fine (or table) salt
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Resting: 1 hour 30 min.
Cooking: 50 min.
All in all: 2 hours 35 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 8 min.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Spread 1 cup walnut kernels out on a baking sheet and dry roast in the oven for 8 minutes to bring out the flavour.
Spread 1 cup 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 2 cups 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 1 2⁄3 cup butter and 1 2⁄3 cup 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 2 cups 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.
Keeping: A few days, wrapped in aluminium foil.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 140 RDI=50 % | 750 RDI=70 % | 480 RDI=70 % | 7,900 RDI=400 % | 33,080 RDI: 400 % |
| Per 100 g | 7 RDI=3 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 420 RDI=20 % | 1,750 RDI: 20 % |
| Per cake | 50 RDI=20 % | 250 RDI=20 % | 160 RDI=20 % | 2,630 RDI=130 % | 11,030 RDI: 130 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 cakes : 10.80 €
- Per cake : 3.60 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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