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Molten Walnut Cake Recipe
Photo: David Holifield

Molten Walnut Cake Recipe

8 ingredients 1 cake (8 to 10 servings) openrecipes

Like a flourless chocolate cake, this walnut cake has a soft center and pairs great with ice cream. At Le Réfectoire in Paris, they serve it with yogurt ice cream...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

722
Calories
20g
Protein
21g
Fat
109g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs, separated
  • 2 1/2 cups shelled, toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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