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Missouri Black Walnut Cake

Name: Missouri Black Walnut Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Missouri Comfort Food
Ingredients: 2.5 cups All-purpose flour; 1.5 cups Black walnuts, chopped; 1 cup Unsalted butter, softened; 1.75 cups Sugar; 4 large Eggs; 1 cup Whole milk; 2.5 tsp Baking powder; 2 cups Brown sugar (for frosting); 0.5 cup Heavy cream (for frosting)

A caramel-frosted layer cake studded with strong-flavored black walnuts, native to Missouri and a signature regional baking ingredient.

🇺🇸United States· Missouri

Prep: 30 min
Cook: 30 min
Total: 60 min
Servings: 12
Difficulty: Medium
Calories: 420 kcal

Ingredients

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Servings

Equipment

•Two 9-inch cake pans
•Stand mixer

Nutrition

Per serving, approximate

Calories: 420 kcal
fat: 22
carbs: 52
protein: 6
calories: 420

Instructions

1
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease two 9-inch cake pans.
2
Beat the butter and sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy.
3
Beat in the eggs one at a time. Mix well after each egg.
4
Whisk the flour and baking powder together. Add this and the milk to the batter in turns.
5
Gently stir in the chopped black walnuts.
6
Divide the batter evenly between the pans. Bake 28-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
7
Let the cakes cool completely on a wire rack.
8
Boil the brown sugar and cream for 2 minutes. Cool slightly, beat until spreadable, and frost the cake layers.

Chef's tips

Black walnuts have a much stronger, earthier flavor than English walnuts, so a little goes a long way. Toast the walnuts lightly before folding them in for deeper flavor.

Storage

Store covered at room temperature up to 3 days or refrigerate up to a week.

Reheating

Serve at room temperature; no reheating needed.

Common mistakes to avoid

•Mixing the batter too much after adding flour, which makes the cake heavy and dense.
•Frosting the cake while it is still warm, which makes the frosting melt and slide off.