Walnut Butter Cake

 

Ingredients:

110 g. plain flour (sifted)

1 tsp. baking powder (sifted)

125 g. salted butter (room temperature)

60 g. caster sugar

2 large eggs

2 tbsp. milk

60 g. walnut (processed in food processor until fine)

30 g. whole walnut (for topping)

Methods:

1. On a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy and pale, using speed 2.  Add in eggs, one at a time, cream well after each addition.
2. Fold the flour, ground walnut and milk; mix using a spatula until well combined.
3. Transfer batter to a greased loaf pan and shake gently to level the batter.  Sprinkle the top with whole walnuts.
4. Bake in a preheated oven of 180 degree Celsius for 30-35 minutes, or when a skewer inserted comes out clean.
5. Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack.  Loosen cake from loaf pan and sliced to serve.

This recipe is adapted from 'rasamalaysia.com' with slight adjustment to suit my baking preference.