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Austrian walnut cake




Source of Recipe


Submitted by Rose Kristiani, Dudley, NSW


List of Ingredients




200g unsalted butter, softened
1 cup caster sugar
5 eggs
¾ cup plain flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups walnuts, finely chopped
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
1 teaspoon vanillin sugar
Icing-sugar mixture to decorat

Recipe



1. Grease a deep 20cm round cake pan; line base with baking paper.

2. Beat butter, caster sugar and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer until thick and creamy. Stir in sifted flour and baking powder, walnuts, cinnamon, rind and vanillin sugar. Spoon mixture into prepared pan; level top with a spatula.

3. Cook in a moderate oven, 180C, for about 50 minutes or until cooked when tested. (Cover cake loosely with foil if over-browning.) Stand cake in pan for five minutes; turn onto a wire rack to cool.

4. Serve walnut cake dusted with sifted icing-sugar mixture.