Walnut And Lemon Cake Recipes

EXTREME LEMON WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• Finely grate the peel from ONE lemon, and squeeze out the juice from ONE lemon; set aside.
• With an electric mixer beat the butter, 1-1/2 cups sugar, and the lemon extract (if using) until light and fluffy for about 4-5 minutes (no less than 4 minutes, no sugar granules should remain in the creamed mixture!).
• Crack eggs open in a dish, making certain that there are no shells.
• Add in a couple at a time to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition(beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes).
• In a small bowl, mix the flour with baking powder.
• Add in 1 cup at a time to the creamed mixture; beat until well combined.
• Stir in chopped walnuts.
• Transfer the batter to prepared cake pan.
• Bake for 40 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• While the cake is baking, prepare the syrup.
• Combine remaining 2 cups sugar with 2 cups water.
• Slice remaining lemon into wedges.
• Squeeze out the juice into sugar/water, the drop in a couple wedges.
• Bring to a boil; boil 5 minutes.
• Remove lemon wedges.
• When cake has finished baking, pour the hot lemon syrup over warm cake.
• Cool cake and serve with vanilla ice cream.
• Delicious!

LEMON WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Generously grease a 12-cup bundt cake pan.
• Dot rounded side of walnut or pecan halves with butter; arrange in flutes on side and bottom of pan.
• Blend cake mix (dry), egg yolks, water, confectioner's sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and vanilla in a large mixer bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, until moistened, about 1/2 minute.
• Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl frequently, 3 minutes.
• Do Not Overbeat!
• Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter.
• Carefully pour batter into pan.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes on wire rack.
• Remove pan; cool cake completely.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

PARSNIP, LEMON AND WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a square cake tin by brushing it lightly with neutrally-flavoured oil. Line it with baking parchment, then oil lightly again. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4.
• Peel and trim the parsnips, then coarsely grate enough to give 250g of grated vegetable. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs together, then add the oil, sugar, lemon zest, vanilla extract and grated parsnips. Stir to combine and set aside.
• Sift the self-raising flour, cinnamon and salt into a second large mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre, then pour in the parsnip mixture. Add the chopped walnut pieces and stir just enough to combine the ingredients and make a stiff batter.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin, spreading it out fairly evenly into the corners. Bake for 1 hour - 1 hour 20 minutes or until the cake is well risen, the top is firm and brown, and a metal skewer inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool for 5-10 minutes in the tin before lifting it out to a wire rack to cool completely. Dredge with icing sugar before serving.

WALNUT AND LEMON LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Method:.
• Cream butter and 185g sugar.
• Add eggs and milk.
• Add lemon essence and mix well.
• Add flour, baking powder, walnuts and lemon rind.
• Bake at about 185 C (or 350 F) for about 30 minute.
• Mix the juice of the lemon with the half cup of sugar and pour it over the hot cake as soon as you take it out of the oven.
• As ovens vary, check that the cake is cooked by inserting a skewer into it when you think it is cooked. If the skewer comes out clean, it is cooked, but if the skewer comes out gloopy, it needs a bit more baking. If you haven't got a skewer, use a small sharp knife.