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Walnut-Spice Cake

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Submitted by Kaidibug

Moist walnut spice cake with brown sugar, nutmeg, and allspice topped with a bake-on meringue. Old-fashioned comfort baking with a crispy, golden crown.

YIELD

1 cake

PREP

25 min

COOK

35 min

READY

1 hrs

This is the kind of spice cake your grandmother pulled out of the oven on a chilly autumn afternoon. Warm with nutmeg and allspice, sweet from a blend of brown and white sugar, and studded with chopped walnuts throughout.

What sets it apart is the bake-on meringue topping. It goes right on the raw batter before the pan hits the oven, and it puffs up into a crispy, golden shell while the cake bakes underneath.

The result is two textures in one: a soft, tender crumb below and a shattering, sweet crust on top.

Chef Tips

  • To make sour milk, stir 2 teaspoons of white vinegar or lemon juice into ⅔ cup of milk and let it sit for 5 minutes.
  • Sift the cake flour before measuring for the lightest possible crumb.
  • Spread the meringue gently over the batter. It doesn’t need to be even; a few peaks and swirls will crisp up beautifully.
  • Let the cake cool completely in the pan before slicing so the meringue doesn’t crack apart.

Ingredients

½ 118
CUP ML BUTTER
or margarine
1 237
CUP ML BROWN SUGAR *
½ 118
CUP ML SUGAR
granulated
2 2
LARGE LARGE EGGS
or 1 whole egg, plus 2 yolks
1 ¾ 414
CUPS ML CAKE FLOUR
sifted
1 5
TEASPOON ML BAKING POWDER
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML BAKING SODA
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML SALT
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML NUTMEG
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML ALLSPICE
158
CUP ML SOUR MILK
¾ 177
CUP ML WALNUTS
chopped

Directions

Cream together butter and sugars.

Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Sift dry ingredients and stir in alternately with sour milk.

Blend in nuts. Spread in greased and floured 13×9×2-inch pan.

Top the batter with Bake-On-Meringue (see “Special Cake Toppings” recipe) and bake at 350℉ (180℃) for 35 to 40 minutes, or until cake tests done.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 204g (7.2 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 719 51% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 41g 63%
Saturated Fat 17g 84%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 170mg 57%
Sodium 580mg 24%
Total Carbohydrate 26g 26%
Dietary Fiber 3g 11%
Sugars g
Protein 31g
Vitamin A 18% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 11% Iron 31%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
 

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