Austrian Cherry Walnut Cake Food

AUSTRIAN WALNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in egg yolks, 2 at a time. Gradually beat in flour., Divide dough into 3 portions. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, using clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium speed until foamy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating on high after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until stiff glossy peaks form. Fold in walnuts., On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. round cookie cutter. Spread each cookie with 1 teaspoon walnut mixture to within 1/4-in. of edges. Fold dough almost in half over filling, allowing filling to show. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake 8-10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Dust cookies with additional confectioner's sugar. Store in airtight containers in the refrigerator.

OLD FASHIONED CHERRY NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a small bowl or container, mix together granulated sugar and ground cinnamon and set aside.
• In another small bowl mix together the walnuts, cherries and 2 tablespoons of flour to coat. This will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the cake. Set aside.
• Cream together the sugar and margarine.
• Beat in vanilla and almond extracts and eggs, one at a time.
• Beat in sour cream and buttermilk.
• Sift together: flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, and add to wet ingredients.
• Fold in the nuts and cherries.
• Spray the bundt pan heavily with Pam and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture.
• Pour in the batter.
• Bake for 27 to 35 minutes on middle rack, until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes in pans before removing to wire rack.

CHERRY NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 2 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease paper., In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. In a small bowl, mix cream and cherry juice. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with cream mixture, beating well after each addition. Fold in cherries and walnuts. With clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium speed until stiff glossy peaks form. Fold into batter., Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely., In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread top with half the whipped cream. Top with remaining cake layer; spread with remaining whipped cream. Decorate with cherries.

WALNUT CHERRY CAKE- IMPRESSIVE!

Steps:

• Coarsely chop 1/4 cup of the walnuts and set aside. Chop remaining 3/4 cup of walnuts medium-fine.
• As package directs, prepare white cake mix, adding vanilla and the 3/4 cup of walnuts. Bake in two 9-inch layer pans. Cool for 10 minutes and then invent onto wire racks til cooled.
• Fold the food coloring into the Cool Whip. Spread a 1 inch wide ring of topping onto outer edge of each cake layer. Spoon pie filling in center of each layer, using half of pie filling for each layer.
• Place one layer on a serving plate, top with second layer of cake. Spread remaining topping on sides of cake. Sprinkle reserved 1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts on top of cake. Chill.

AUSTRIAN CHERRY WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter and lightly flour a 9-inch square baking dish; set aside.
• 2. In a large mixing bowl, toss the halved cherries with 5 Tbsp flour until coated. Add the butter, and beat until soft. Add sugar and continue beating until mixture is light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time and beating well after each addition.
• 3. Alternately fold in remaining flour and milk, starting with and ending with flour. Fold in the flour-coated cherries, walnuts and coconut.
• 4. Spoon mixture in an even layer in the prepared baking dish, and bake for 50 to 60 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
• 5. Remove baking dish from oven and let cool in pan completely before slicing.
• 6. Just before slicing, sift a little confectioner's sugar on top, if desired. Slice and serve. It's a great snack cake to serve with coffee or tea.