Dessert for 14

Royal Walnut Cake

Name: Royal Walnut Cake
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 14 servings
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 2 cups walnuts; 6 eggs; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk; 2 egg yolks; 1 tbsp water; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup warm water; 3 tbsp rum; 4 oz semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

$5.23for 4150 minServes 14

Walnut sponge cake is brushed with rum syrup and layered with condensed milk buttercream and chocolate cream.

Photo: natashaskitchen.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Nuts and seeds, 9 oz$0.70/oz typical	9 oz	$6.30Typical price
	Eggs, 8$0.30 each typical	8	$2.40Typical price
	Evaporated, 6.75 oz$0.14/oz typical	6.75 oz	$0.95Typical price
	Butter, 12 oz$0.40/oz typical	12 oz	$4.80Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 4 oz$0.45/oz typical	4 oz	$1.80Typical price
	Heavy cream, 4.25 oz$0.22/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.91Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$18.30

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarFlourBaking powder and sodaCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaWine, beer and spirits

Not included in the cost.

150 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
14servings as written
$typical cost tier

Eastern European Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.31 per serving$5.23 for 4

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Ingredients

2 cups walnuts
6 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
2 egg yolks
1 tbsp water
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup warm water
3 tbsp rum
4 oz semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and butter two 9-inch round cake pans.
Grind the walnuts, then mix them with the flour and baking powder.
Beat the six eggs and 1 cup sugar for 6 minutes until thick, then fold in the walnut mixture.
Divide the batter between the pans and bake for 28 to 32 minutes until a tester comes out clean.
Cool the cakes for 20 minutes, then remove them from the pans.
Boil 1 cup water, 1/4 cup sugar, and rum for 5 minutes, then cool the syrup.
Beat the butter with the condensed milk and vanilla until smooth, then spread it between the cake layers.
Heat the cream and chocolate until smooth, then cool it until thick enough to cover the cake.

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