Happy Baking with my favorite bake dessert called Moon Walnut Christmas Cake-festive recipe for this time of year.
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How are you?
Are you searching for an easy bake dessert for your holiday table?
And if you are 5 star cookies have super easy recipe for you.
It is blast from the past…So, let’s start.
Description of Moon Walnut Christmas Cake
This recipe will not need any kind of description. It is one of the most made recipe from this blog.
Check the original recipe below.
Walnut Cake – Blast from the bast
If you love/like walnuts this is MUST make recipe.Yes, my dear reader you need to make this recipe for any holiday season.
You don’t need to be Martha Stewart to make this easy Walnut Christmas cake.
So, to make this cake you will need to have the following ingredients…
Shopping List for Walnut Christmas Cake
- butter (room temperature)
- sugar
- eggs (room temperature)
- flour
- walnuts
- baking powder
- milk
Equipment Needed
-KitchenAid mixer (or the stand mixer you are using. Can be hand mixer too)
-mixing bowl (large bowl)
-measuring cup
-separate bowl
-sauce pan
-baking pan 9 by 13 inches
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Making Moon Walnut Christmas Cake
Ingredients
1 layer
1/2 + 1/8 cup butter (unsalted and room temperature)
2/3 cup regular sugar
5 egg whites
3 TBSP flour (AP)
1 and 1/4 cups ground walnuts
1 tsp baking powder (aluminum free)
Filling-2nd layer
5 egg yolks
5 TBSP regular sugar
Walnut Topping
1/4 cup butter
4 TBSP sugar (or 1/4 cup)
1/4 cup milk
3 cup grated walnuts
Decoration: ground walnuts
Instructions for Festive Recipe
Line 9×13 baking pan with aluminum foil (or parchment paper)
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Dry ingredients
Mix flour, baking powder and ground walnuts. Set aside.
Mixing bowl 1:
Using a large bowl beat 5 egg whites to stiff peaks. Set aside.
Mixing Bowl 2:
In another bowl mix butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Then add egg whites from bowl 1 and mix all ingredients in a very low speed.
Your next step is to add flour mixture with walnuts.
Mix until all ingredients are incorporated.
Pour batter into the prepared 9×13 baking pan.
Bake at 350 F for about 12 minutes. (it will not be completely baked)
While your cake is baking, prepare the layer 2.
Yellow Layer
Mix 5 egg yolks and 5 TBSP sugar until the mixture becomes thick and triples in volume. (about 5 minutes, check image 1 and 2 below)
Set aside.
After 12 minutes remove cake from the oven.(image 3 below)
Spread egg yolks mixture on top of the cake. (image or picture 4 below)
Return cake to oven and bake for additional 12 to 14 minutes.
Use toothpick to test if cake is done. (image 5 above, cake is baked)
While first and second layer of the cake are in the oven, make the best walnut topping.
Walnuts Topping Recipe
Using a small bowl add 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup milk. (image 1 below)
Heat on a medium temperature until boils. (image 2)
Add 3 cups grounded walnuts and mix all ingredients together. (you can add more walnuts, image 3)
Important: You can add more walnuts but be sure the mixture is spreadable.
When cake is baked, remove from the oven and top with walnuts topping. (image 4 below)
Sprinkle with additional ground walnuts.
Cool the cake.
When cake is cooled or next day if you can wait…
Cut the walnut cake into moon shapes.
You can use cookie cutter or you can just use glass and cut into moon shape.
Transfer to the baking tray.
Important: you can cut into squares, moon shapes or any smaller sizes you like.
Don’t forget: Enjoy and share the best festive recipe with your family and friends.
This will become your favorite bake dessert for any time of year.
So much better than fruitcake recipe. (my opinion)
Quick Note
Eggs – please use large, organic eggs
Flour – use all purpose flour, unbleached
Milk – I used 2% milk
Walnuts – my favorite place to buy walnuts is Costco. The best price.
Baking Powder – use aluminum free baking powder
FINAL NOTE about Moon Walnut Christmas Cake-Festive Recipe
So, from my home to yours, please enjoy and share this amazing recipe.
And as I mention you don’t need to be Martha Stewart.
Just be you and whole house will be in holiday season.
Final Grade: A+++
Difficulty Level: Easy. You can DO IT! (I believe in you)
If you don’t like moon shape you can use the traditional recipe and cut into squares.
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Ingredients
1 layer
- 1/2 + 1/8 cup butter (unsalted and room temperature)
- 2/3 cup regular sugar
- 5 egg whites
- 3 TBSP flour (AP)
- 1 and 1/4 cups ground walnuts
- 1 tsp baking powder (aluminum free)
Filling-2nd layer
- 5 egg yolks
- 5 TBSP regular sugar
Walnut Topping
- 1/4 cup butter
- 4 TBSP sugar (or 1/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 cup grated walnuts
Instructions
Line 9×13 baking pan with aluminum foil (or parchment paper)
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Dry ingredients
Mix flour, baking powder and ground walnuts. Set aside.
Mixing bowl 1: Using a large bowl beat 5 egg whites to stiff peaks. Set aside.
Mixing Bowl 2: In another bowl mix butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Then add egg whites from bowl 1 and mix all ingredients in a very low speed.
Your next step is to add flour mixture with walnuts.
Mix until all ingredients are incorporated.
Pour batter into the prepared 9×13 baking pan.
Bake at 350 F for about 12 minutes. (it will not be completely baked)
While your cake is baking, prepare the layer 2.
Mix 5 egg yolks and 5 TBSP sugar until the mixture becomes thick and triples in volume. (about 5 minutes) Set aside.
After 12 minutes remove cake from the oven.
Spread egg yolks mixture on top of the cake.
Return cake to oven and bake for additional 12 to 14 minutes.
Use toothpick to test if cake is done.
While first and second layer of the cake are in the oven, make the best walnut topping.
Walnuts Topping Recipe
Using a small bowl add 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup milk.
Heat on a medium temperature until boils.
Add 3 cups grounded walnuts and mix all ingredients together. (you can add more walnuts)
Important: You can add more walnuts but be sure the mixture is spreadable.
When cake is baked, remove from the oven and top with walnuts topping.
Sprinkle with additional ground walnuts.
Cool the cake.
When cake is cooled or next day if you can wait...
Cut the walnut cake into moon shapes.
You can use cookie cutter or you can just use glass and cut into moon shape.
Transfer to the baking tray.
Important: you can cut into squares, moon shapes or any smaller sizes you like.
Don't forget: Enjoy and share the best festive recipe with your family and friends.
This will become your favorite bake dessert for any time of year.
So much better than fruitcake recipe. (my opinion)
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