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Walnut Cake with Icing Recipe

Walnut Cake with Icing

With the crunchiness of walnuts this cake is iced with an egg white-cream mixture and walnuts.

  • Total Cook Time 45 mins
  • Cook Time 45 mins
  • Recipe Servings4
  • Easy

Ingredients of Walnut Cake with Icing

  • 200 gm butter
  • 200 gm castor sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 200 gm flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 100 gm finely chopped walnuts
  • Icing:
  • 2 egg whites
  • 300 gm icing sugar
  • 2 Tbsp cream
  • Walnut halves to decorate

How to Make Walnut Cake with Icing

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1.
Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
2.
Gradually beat in eggs.
3.
Fold in flour, baking powder and walnuts.
4.
Mixture should be of a soft, dropping consistency. If not, stir in 1 tbsp milk.
5.
Bake in a greased and lined 8" round tin at 180 degrees C for about 30 minutes or until well risen and firm to the touch.
6.
Turn out and cool.

For the icing:

1.
Whip egg whites until stiff.
2.
Gradually whisk in sugar.
3.
Stir in cream.
4.
Pour over cake.
5.
Serve decorated with walnut halves.
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