22 black walnut cake recipes

Chunks of apples and pieces of walnuts make this cake super moist yet delicious.

Black walnut pound cake layers buttery powdered-sugar crumb with toasty, slightly wild black walnuts in a tall tube-pan loaf. Old-school Southern classic, dense crumb, dusted with icing sugar.

Tennessee black walnut cake builds a tall, airy sponge with whipped egg whites, molasses, and warm spice. Crowned with cinnamon cream frosting and toasted walnut halves.

Try this rich walnut cake that is sure to have family and friends asking for seconds!

Double fudge Kahlua brownies with unsweetened chocolate, butter, a kick of black pepper, and a generous splash of coffee liqueur. Adult brownies with a fudgy crumb and grown-up depth.

This recipe isn’t mine. It belongs to Monika, who lives in Hagen, Germany. I asked her to share the recipe around the world because her bread is delicious, and she gave me her approval. This bread is sweet but not too sweet, any salt at all, fine as a dessert, fits to milk soups (photo #9).

Black Russian brownies stacked with Kahlua, vodka, and a whisper of black pepper for a fudgy, boozy bite. Named for the cocktail, walnut-studded, and built on unsweetened chocolate so the cocoa keeps its bitter edge.

Savory muffins with mushrooms, walnuts, cheese and herbs. A delicious make-ahead quick breakfast idea.

You heard it right, these brownies are made with black beans, so they are totally gluten free, super moist, and good for you. The additional chocolate chips and walnuts on top add extra deliciousness to these irresistible treats.

Black pepper and walnut biscotti pack toasted walnuts and a serious dose of cracked pepper into a brown-sugar dough. Italian-style twice-baked cookies that pair with cheese or coffee.

Oat bran raisin muffins with ginger, walnuts, and honey, sweetened with just a touch of brown sugar. High-fiber, no-egg breakfast muffin that bakes up moist and lightly spiced.

Italian biscotti with toasted walnuts, orange zest, and black pepper. The savory-sweet hybrid that pairs with dessert wine, cheese, or after-dinner coffee.

Pepper biscotti with black pepper, toasted walnuts, orange zest, and almond extract. An Italian twice-baked cookie with grown-up complexity and a subtle peppery kick. Perfect with coffee or red wine.

Crunchy twice-baked biscotti packed with walnuts, orange and lemon zest, and a surprising kick of black pepper. The ideal coffee-dunking cookie that stores beautifully in tins.

Warmly spiced walnut cake with molasses, honey, ginger, and cinnamon topped with bright lemon curd. A cozy, one-pan dessert with bold flavor and a citrus zing.

Spiced pepper cake with pumpkin, prunes, crystallized ginger, and walnuts. Black pepper adds a warm, unexpected bite to this deeply flavored autumn loaf cake.