Black Walnut Apple Cake Food

BLACK WALNUT APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour a tube or bundt cake pan and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Blend eggs, oil, nutmeg, and sugar until creamy.
• Add flour, a little at a time; and blend well.
• Batter will be stiff.
• Fold in apples and nuts.
• Pour into tube or bundt cake pan and bake for 1 hour.
• Remove from pan after about 30 minutes.
• Punch holes in top of the cake.
• Mix together topping ingredients in a saucepan.
• Boil for three minutes, stirring frequently.
• Take off the heat and pour topping over cake with a spoon, letting it to seep into the cake holes.
• Brush the sides of the cake with a kitchen brush.
• Let it set for at least 24 hours befor cutting and serving.

APPLE-CINNAMON-WALNUT SKILLET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10- or 12-inch cast-iron skillet with oil and set aside.
• Combine the flours, baking powder, flax meal, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl, and stir with a fork or whisk until well combined. Add the maple syrup, sparkling water, vanilla and oil and stir well with a fork to combine.
• Grate the apples with a box grater or a food processor with a grater attachment blade. Add the apples and walnuts to the batter and stir to combine.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared skillet and spread evenly. Bake until the top is lightly browned, 20 to 30 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes, then slice into 8 wedges and serve.

WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Grease an 8-inch/20-cm round cake pan and line with parchment paper.
• Grind the walnuts together with the breadcrumbs in a food processor. Put the egg whites in a large bowl for whisking. Whisk the yolks and granulated sugar in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water (without letting the bowl touch the water) until they have tripled in volume and become thick, pale and ribbony. Take the yolk mixture off the heat. Scatter the nut mixture over the yolk mixture, along with the chocolate, if using, then drizzle over the butter and espresso. Fold very gently to blend. Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks. Stir a spoonful of whites into the batter to loosen it, and then gently fold in the remainder.
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack before flipping the cake out onto a serving plate.
• Decorate with a sifting of confectioners' sugar and a few walnut halves. Some white blossoms look nice, too. Serve small portions of cake with whipped cream and chocolate shavings or with coffee ice cream.

BLACK WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing just until the yellow disappears. Combine the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Stir in the vanilla and walnuts, and pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until a knife or toothpick inserted into the crown comes out clean. Cool in the pan for about 15 minutes before turning out of the pan onto a wire rack to cool completely.

BLACK WALNUT POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together flour and baking powder; add alternately to creamed mixture with milk and extracts, beating on low speed just until combined. Fold in nuts. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 325° for about 1 hour 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine frosting ingredients; spread over cake.

APPLE & WALNUT CAKE WITH TREACLE ICING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Line two 20cm cake tins. Put the flour, cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda in a big bowl, then stir in the sugars, making sure there are no lumps of sugar. Add the oil, eggs and apples, and beat everything together. Fold in the walnuts then divide the mixture between the tins and bake for 45 mins or until a skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool for a few mins in the tin then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
• For the icing, beat all the ingredients together then chill until the mixture is thick but spreadable. Spread half the icing on top of one cake, sandwich with the other and spread the remaining icing on top

FRESH APPLE & BLACK WALNUT CAKE WITH CARAMEL GLAZE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9" bundt pan and set aside.
• 2. In a large bowl, beat sugar, oil, eggs and flavorings until light and fluffy. Mix flour, soda, salt, and cinnamon together and add to creamed mixture. Mix only until blended (I use my spatula and not my electric mixer so as not to overbeat). Fold in apples and nuts.
• 3. Spread batter into prepared bundt pan and bake about one hour and 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and transfer onto serving plate. Top with caramel glaze (directions to follow) and serve.
• 4. CARAMEL GLAZE: Place all ingredients into a heavy saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, scraping the sides of the pot in order to remove any sugar crystals until mixture comes to a boil and begins to thicken. Allow to cool for about 10 minutes. Drizzle over slightly warm cake.
• 5. TIP: Sometimes black walnuts can be difficult to find. If you don't have black walnuts, you may use pecans or english walnuts but just follow this step: Place nuts in a bowl and add about 1 teaspoon of black walnut flavoring. Stir to coat and let stand for about 30 minutes. Use in recipe as usual.

WALNUT APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. In a large bowl, combine the four, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to the egg mixture until well blended(batter will be stiff). Stir in apples and walnuts. , Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. , For the sauce, in a small saucepan, combine the milk, sugar, flour and butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Cut cake into squares; serve with warm sauce. Garnish with walnut halves if desired.

APPLE NUT CAKE WITH BROWN SUGAR GLAZE

Steps:

• Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
• Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; stir into sugar mixture.
• Stir in vanilla; fold in apple and walnuts.
• Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup Bundt pan.
• Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 30 to 35 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack 20 minutes.
• Remove from pan, and cool on wire rack.
• Drizzle with warm Brown Sugar Glaze.
• Glaze: Combine first 4 ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil 1 minute. Stir in vanilla. Makes 1 cup.