Walnut Cake with Cinnamon Glaze
- 1 cup walnut halves
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs, separated
- 1 cup creme fraiche (8 ounces)
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons half-and-half
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Butter and flour a 10-cup Bundt pan.
- Spread the walnut halves in a pie plate and toast for about 8 minutes, until golden brown.
- Let cool, then coarsely chop.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter until creamy.
- Beat in the sugar and vanilla until fluffy.
- Beat in the egg yolks, one at a time, then beat in the creme fraiche.
- Beat in the dry ingredients at low speed.
- Fold in the walnuts.
- In a clean bowl, using clean beaters, beat the egg whites until firm peaks form.
- Beat one-third of the whites into the batter, then fold in the remaining whites until no streaks remain.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared Bundt pan and smooth the surface with a spatula.
- Bake in the middle of the oven for about 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then invert the cake onto a rack and let cool completely.
- Whisk the confectioners' sugar with the half-and-half and cinnamon.
- Pour the glaze over the cake, allowing it to drip down the side; let cool until set before serving.
walnut halves, flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs, creme fraiche, sugar, ground cinnamon
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/walnut-cake-with-cinnamon-glaze (may not work)