Walnut and Honey Cake

Do you like the taste of honey in desserts? It drives me crazy, especially when paired with dried fruit! So, I thought about making a rustic cake, perfect for dipping: the walnut and honey cake.

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Identity Card of the Recipe

• 339 KCal Calories per serving

• Ingrediants

  • 100 g of honey
  • 100 g of walnut kernels
  • 200 g of white flour of type 00
  • 120 g (2 medium) of eggs
  • Peel of untreated oranges
  • 70 of milk
  • 8 g of baking powder
  • 30 ml of corn oil
  • 1 pinch of salt

  Materials Needed

  • Bowl
  • Electric whips
  • Knife
  • Chopping board
  • 20 cm diameter springform pan

  Preparation

  1. Collect the eggs in the container of the electric mixer, add the honey, the orange zest and work the mixture for 5 minutes. Flush, add the oil and milk.

  Did you know that
  The flavor of honey is very strong and is perceived intensely in the sweet. Those who do not like the taste of honey can replace it with 120 g of brown sugar.

  2. Coarsely chop the walnuts with the knife.
  3. Mix the white flour with the chopped walnuts, add the salt, the baking powder, then slowly add the mixture to the egg cream and honey.
  4. Line a 20 cm diameter springform pan with baking paper.
  5. Pour the mixture into the pan, level with a spatula and bake in the oven at 160 ° C (mode: ventilated) for 40 minutes or until the inside is dry.

  Did you know that
  In this recipe we suggest using only 30 ml of oil because the cake is rich in nuts, which in turn is a source of good fats: it is not necessary to use butter, nor to overdo it with the oil.

  6. Remove the cake from the mold, allow to cool and finish, as desired, with icing sugar.

  Alice's comment - PersonalCooker

  The walnut and honey cake is perfect for breakfast: soak it in coffee and milk and you will feel what a delight! For a more delicious version, you can add chocolate chips or fill it with a tantalizing chocolate cream!

  Nutritional values ​​and Health Comment on the recipe

  The Nut and Honey Cake is a food that belongs to the group of sweets.
  It has a medium-high energy intake, provided mainly by carbohydrates, followed by lipids and finally by proteins.
  Carbohydrates are mainly complex, polyunsaturated fatty acids and peptides of medium-high biological value.
  It contains a good dose of fiber and cholesterol is significant.Provides gluten and lactose; the amount of histamine and histamine-releasing foods is not particularly high (despite the presence of nuts, oranges and egg whites).
  The Nut and Honey Cake does not lend itself to the usual diet for overweight and metabolic diseases, in particular for type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertriglyceridemia and obesity; even in the case of hypercholesterolemia, it is better not to exaggerate with regard to the amount of cholesterol.
  The abundance of fibers could increase intestinal motility. It is to be avoided in case of celiac disease and severe lactose intolerance; it has no major contraindications for histamine intolerance.
  It is suitable for the vegetarian philosophy but not for the vegan one.
  The average portion of Nut and Honey Cake is 30 g (about 100 kcal).