Walnut Cake with Coffee Syrup recipe

Ingredients

6 eggs, separated

1/2 cup honey, plus more for garnish, divided

3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided

1 cup shelled walnuts, toasted and ground

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 cup strong fresh coffee

Vanilla yoghurt for garnish

 

Recipe

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease sides and bottom of a springform pan. Line base with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks, 1/2 cup honey and 1/4 cup sugar until pale and creamy.
• In a separate bowl, combine walnuts, flour, baking powder and cinnamon; stir into creamed mixture.
• In a small bowl, whisk egg whites until stiff, stir 1 tablespoon into batter; fold in remaining whites until evenly incorporated.
• Pour batter into pan; bake 30 minutes or until cake has risen and shrunk slightly from the sides of the tin.
• Meanwhile, heat coffee in a small pan with remaining 1/2 cup sugar, stirring until sugar has dissolved.
• Boil 3 to 4 minutes or until syrupy.
• Cool cake about 5 minutes; transfer to a large plate.
• Spike all over with a skewer; drizzle with syrup.
• Cool completely; serve in wedges garnished with yoghurt and drizzled with honey.

 

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