Walnut Chocolate Cake Recipe

Yummy Walnut Chocolate Cake. I gifted this cake to a friend for her wedding anniversary and she hasn't stopped bugging me for the recipe ever since. Try this wonderful Walnut Chocolate Cake for yourself.

Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time1 Hr 30 Min
Ready In1 Hr 40 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexAverageServings8
CuisineAmericanCourseDessert
MethodBakedSpecialityPart of Menu
VegetarianVegetarianMain IngredientWalnut
Interest GroupParty

Ingredients

 
Condensed milk - 1/3 tin
 
Cocoa - 15 gms
 
Soda bicarbonate - 1/4 tsp
 
Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp
 
For Butter Icing
 
Butter - 100 gms
 
Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp
 
Cocoa - 2 tsps
 
Icing sugar - 3/4 cup
 
Lukewarm water - 1 1/2 tbsps
 
For Butter Chocolate Icing
 
Icing sugar - 1 cup
 
Cocoa - 1 tsp
 
Butter - 1 tsp
 
Water - 2 to 3 tsps
 
Walnuts - 3/4 cup , coarsely ground
 
For Yellow Icing
 
Icing sugar - 1 cup
 
Cocoa - 1 tsp
 
1 tsp butter
 
2 to 3 tsps water
 
3/4 cup walnuts, coarsely ground
 
Salt - a pinch
 
Flour - 150 gms
 
Baking powder - 1 tsp
 
Butter - 50 gms
 
Milk - 1 cup

Directions

GETTING READY
1 Preheat the oven to 350F.
2 Grease a 10 cm round cake tin and dust lightly with flour.

MAKING
3 In a bowl, sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and soda.
4 In a separate bowl, beat the milk, melted butter, condensed milk and essence.
5 Gradually fold in the sifted ingredients and mix well.
6 Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin.
7 Bake in a moderate oven until a knife insterted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
8 Keep the cake in an airtight box for 4 to 6 hours.
9 Before serving, prepare the following icings.
10 For the Butter Icing, In a bowl, cream the butter and icing sugar together.
11 Add in vanilla essence, cocoa and water.
12 Beat well until smooth and keep aside.
13 For Butter Chocolate Icing, in a bowl, add all the ingredients of the butter chocolate icing.
14 Place the bowl over a pan of boiling water and stir until all the ingredients are well combined.
15 For the Yellow Icing, In a bowl, add all the ingredients of the yellow icing.
16 Mix to combine well.
17 Cut the cake into 3 layers and sandwich with the butter icing and the yellow icing.
18 Pour the hot Chocolate Butter icing over the top and keep aside to set.
19 Coat the sides with walnuts.


SERVING
20 Cut and serve.

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