Chocolate Walnut Cake Recipe | Keva Flavours

Ingredients

• CAKE
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup caster (superfine) sugar
• 3 eggs beaten
• 1 3/4 cups refined wheat flour
• 3/4 teaspoon Auris ‘CHOCOLATE 24K’ Premium Food Flavour
• 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
• CHOCOLATE ICING
• 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 3 1/2 cups icing sugar sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon Auris™ ‘CHOCOLATE 24K’ Premium Food Flavour
• 1 cup walnut halves
• ½ cup chocolate sauce
• Line an 8 inch round cake tin with a non-stick parchment or greased greaseproof paper.
• Cream the sugar and softened butter together until pale and fluffy.
• Gradually beat the eggs into the batter.
• Fold in the flour, Auris ‘CHOCOLATE 24K’ Premium Food Flavour, cocoa powder, baking powder and walnuts.
• In the prepared tin, add spoons of the mixture and smooth the surface.
• Bake in the centre of moderate oven, 180°C for 35-45 minutes or until the cake feels springy to touch.
• Cool the cake by turning it onto the wire rack.
• Cut the cake into 2 layers.
• Beat together the margarine, icing sugar, Auris™ ‘CHOCOLATE 24K’ Premium Food Flavour, chocolate sauce and water until smooth.
• Sandwich the cake layers together with some of the icing.
• Spread more icing over the top and side of the cake.
• Pipe the icing in swirls around the edge of the cake, topping each swirl with a walnut half.