Walnut Cream Gateau Recipe

Ingredients :

175 g plain wheat meal flour

2 1/4 tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

175 g butter of block margarine

175 g caster sugar

3 Grade 3 eggs

40 g walnuts, chopped

150 ml whipping cream

1 large chocolate flake bar, crushed

50 g plain chocolate dots

Method :

Brush 17.5 cm sandwich tins with melted fat then line bases with rounds of greased greaseproof or non stick parchment paper. If tins are non-stick, line bases only.

Tip flour into a bowl. Sift in baking powder and salt. Toss lightly to mix. In separate bowl, whip butter or margarine and sugar to a light, soft and fluffy cream. Beat in eggs individually, adding a tbsp of dry ingredients with each. Stir in walnuts then gently fold in rest of dry ingredients with a large metal spoon.

Spread smoothly into prepared tins then bake until well risen and golden brown in oven set to 350F, Gas 4. Allow 20-25 minutes. Leave in tins 5 minutes then turn out and cool on a wire rack. Peel away lining paper when completely cold. To assemble, whip cream until thick. Take off one third and combine with crushed flake bar. Use to sandwich cakes together.

Spread remainder over top then decorate with the chocolate dots. What a glorious cake this is, yet it is nothing more complex that a Victoria Sandwich made with brown flour and walnuts, filled and mounded with whipped cream and chocolate.

Serves 8

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