Walnut Cake

A dish that leans on butter and sugar.

Cake

contains glutencontains dairycontains eggscontains nuts

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • Yolks 3 eggs
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1¾ cups flour
  • 2½ teaspoons baking powder
  • Whites 2 eggs
  • ¾ cup walnut meat, broken in pieces
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ½ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • ½ cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Mix ingredients in order given. Bake forty-five minutes in a moderate oven. Cover with White Mountain Cream, crease in squares, and put one-half walnut on each square.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories434
Protein5.8 g
Fat22.2 g
Carbs55.4 g
Fiber1.7 g
Sodium185 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States