Walnut Cake With Maple Mascarpone Cream
By: Patricia Turo
Published: Saturday, December 5, 2009 - 3:01am

Ingredients




Dry Ingredients

2 cups of flour
1 1/8 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
Wet Ingredients

1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
3/4 cup strong coffee
3 large egg whites, beaten to stiff peaks
Topping

Maple Walnut Mascarpone Cream 

8 ounces container Mascarpone Cheese
8 tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 cup walnuts, pulverized

Preparation

1 PREPARATION 2 Batter 3 Cream the sugar and shortening together.  Sift the flour, salt and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture a little at a time alternating with the coffee until well blended.  Fold in the walnuts.  Beat 3 egg whites into stiff peaks and fold them into the batter. Put the batter into a greased bundt pan. Bake for 50 minutes at 350º F. 4 Topping 5 Mix all the ingredients together until the cream is smooth. Put a dollop on top of each piece or cover the top with the cream. Adjust the recipe to make it stronger if you like.

About


A light fluffy walnut cake coupled with the flavor of maple.