How To Make French Perigordine Walnut Cake
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How To Make French Perigordine Walnut Cake
- Serves:
- 4
- Oven Temperature:
- 150° c - 300° f
Step 1: You will need...
- 250 g shelled walnuts
- 120 g unsalted butter
- 250 g brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
- 1 electric blender
- 1 electric whisk
- 2 medium bowls
- 1 spring-form baking tin, of about 21- 23 centimetres in diameter
- 1 piece of grease-proof paper/ baking parchment
- 1 skewer
- 1 sieve
- 1 spatula
Step 2: Preheat the oven
Set the oven to 150ºC (300ºF/ gas mark 2).
Step 3: Create the cake mixture
Add the walnuts (reserving ten for later) into the blender and grind for two minutes on full power until they have the consistency of breadcrumbs. Whisk the butter and sugar in a bowl and then stir in the ground walnuts using a spatula.
Step 4: Add the eggs
Separate the egg yolks from the white and add the yolks into the bowl of walnut mixture, one by one. Beat the whites until they become stiff and then fold, which means to gently combine, into the mixture.
Step 5: Bake the cake
Place the cake in the centre of the preheated oven and bake for roughly one hour. After about forty minutes, check it. Carefully spear the centre of the cake with a wooden skewer and see if it is dry. When it comes out dry, the cake is baked.
Step 6: Garnish and serve
Release the cake from the spring-form tin and place it on a serving plate. Gently sift icing sugar over the cake and decorate with walnuts. As a serving suggestion serve it with a generous dollop of whipped cream and a good quality cup of coffee.
Tips & Comments
I tried this recipe twice and neither time it worked out. I followed step by step instructions and both times, the cake seemed to come out raw. Perhaps, 300F is too low. First time, I cooked the cake for almost 2 hours. I will not try this recipe again. It's been a huge dissapointment!
I saw this recipe and thought, Good! I live in France not far from Perigord so I will try a regional recipe. What a dissappointment it was. I have tried to make this cake twice and it has turned out as soggy mess on both occassions! The second time I used one less egg and it was still soggy after cooking for three hours! I give up and will try a more conventional recipe. Biggles65
My Aunt bought back a Walnut cake from France and it was so amazing, for something that is just Walnuts. I can't wait to try this recipie! Thank you for uploading
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I have recently made this and it was very nice thankyou.
I think the walnut cake sounds good. I like to learn how to make it. And it sounds yummy.
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