Italian Nut Cake

Ingredients

• ⅔ cup flour all purpose or cake flour
• 1¼ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1⅓ cups walnuts whole
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 7¼ tablespoons butter (softened) if using unsalted butter then add ¼ teaspoon salt)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg (room temperature)
• 1 large egg yolk

Steps

1. 1

   Pre-heat oven to 350F/180C. Grease and flour or spray or line with parchment paper an 7 inch / 18 cm round cake pan or springform pan.

2. 2

   In a medium bowl whisk the flour, baking powder and salt.

3. 3

   In a blender or food processor add the chopped nuts and half the sugar, blend until finely chopped.

4. 4

   In a mixing bowl or stand mixer beat the remaining sugar and the softened butter until creamy, approximately 2-3 minutes, then add the vanilla and the egg and yolk one at a time, add the dry ingredients and beat for 4-5 minutes to combine, add the nuts and combine.

5. 5

   Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan and bake 30-40 minutes, until done. Check with a toothpick for doneness, if the toothpick is dry or with a few crumbs attached it's done. Let cool 15-20 minutes in the pan then move to a wire rack to cool completely, dust with powdered sugar before serving. Enjoy!