Prune Walnut Cake
I made a soft Prune Walnut Cake for everyone at home on National Day. But first of all I would like to thank BeeBee from Honey Bee Sweets for sending me her homemade vanilla extract one month ago. I must say this homemade vanilla extract smells so good and it tastes great with just one teaspoon added in my cake. BeeBee told me that it is best to age up the vanilla extract to at least 6 months or more. The one I’ve here is already more than 9 months old! Mmm…no wonder the vanilla extract is so fragrant!! My family really enjoyed this cake very much and it even tastes better the next day.
Dear readers, please visit Honey Bee Sweets, you will not regret to find BeeBee has many delicious recipes to share 🙂
Besides the homemade vanilla extract, BeeBee also sent me agar agar powder that she bought from Malaysia and pretty muffin liners from US ~ Thank you very much again BeeBee, it’s great to know you through blogging. 🙂
Here is the recipe for Prune Walnut Cake
125g Soft butter
150g Sugar
2 large Eggs
220g Plain flour
3/4 tsp Baking powder
120ml Sour cream or plain yoghurt
80ml Fresh milk
1 tsp Vanilla extract
2 tsp Lemon juice
Prune Walnut filling
25g Brown sugar
1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder
70g Prune – cut into small pieces
45g Walnut – chop to pieces
Mix the filling together and set aside.
Method:
- Cream butter and sugar till light at medium speed, add sour cream, lemon juice and vanilla extract and mix well
- Add eggs one at a time and beat well until incorporated. Lower speed and add flour and milk alternately, ending with flour.
- Pour half of the batter into a 8 inches lined cake tin, sprinkle prune walnut filling evenly on top and gently add the remaining batter over it. Using a palette knife to level the batter.
- Bake at preheated oven at 170C for about 40 minutes or skewer comes out clean.
- Leave cake in tin to cool.
Enjoy!
i like to use homemade vanilla extract too, so fragrant, Bee Bee is so sweet to send you some. This cake sound so good.
Ann, I lOve the addition of prunes sandwich between the sponge and with the sparks of fragrance from beebee home-made VE, this cake must be very nice!
What a great gift.Vanilla extract? I'm making it too, mine 2 weeks old only…lol..BTW, the cake looks delicious, wah, with the cinnamon powder…..great 🙂
What a simply elegant cake! I love the short list of ingredients and it looks so perfect and clean!
lovely cake and I bet the vanilla made it special :0)
definitely yummy!
U r such a super baker.. since i found your blog and sonia's b;og make my baking life more colourful. This prune walnut cake i love it so much and so yummy,, excellent and well done. Do you have steam prune or bake prune cake recipes? Can share?
Thanks Anncoo…
That looks lovely. Perfect for teatime 🙂
@Sherleen.T
Sherleen, 呵呵。。。还是慢了一步。不要紧lor..假如我做香精的话,一定会和你分享 ^_^
delicious looking cake Anncoo
I want to try this so badly
很丰富的夹层,赞:)
wow.. I must try this. I can find prunes easily here.. thx for sharing this. your cake looks scrumptious! ^,^
The prune cake looks so deliciously light and golden brown.
WOW Sonia! you made the vanilla extract too? Can you pass me your recipes :))Thank you Raquel! Wish you have a wonderful weekend with your family :)Janine ~ Seems like many bloggers know how to make vanilla extra :))Bee told me that the agar agar powder is very good, can't wait to see your post :)小鲸,Joelyn Esther, 这蛋糕口感,真的很不错哦!My Home in Dairy ~Thank very much :)Thanks Christine and Shaz for your lovely comments.Happy Flour ~hehee..why don't you you bring the coffee over and I share the cake with you :)Lena ~ you should know by now that I love prune very much, right?Cherry Potato ~ same here :))
@SamHi Sam, Thank you 🙂 Have you tried recipe already?I love prune and you can type prune cheese cake, prune cupcakes in the custom search window at the sidebar to find the recipes.
haha…prune again.I like, I like….
I need to get back into baking… and you know what they say about prunes 😉
很特别的蛋糕,咬下去,满满内馅哦。。。赞!!
I use homemade vanilla extract too, but mine's not old enough to be used yet! And the cake liners look so beautiful! The agar powder is the same brand my mom uses too 😀
蛋糕有核桃的香,加上 prune的酸甜,还有 Bee 的浓郁香草香精。。。我的口水流不停了。。。。
Can you please tell the brand of the agar agar?Thanks Reen
@AnonymousHi Reen, Is Pear Mermaid. Bee told me she got it in KL.
love i,t looks awesome!
Yes Chris, this cake is very fragrant and yummy. Have a try, you'll love it!
Cindy ~ I'm not sure how to make vanilla essence by myself. Can teach me? ;D
Amelia ~ Bee also told me the best to use volka. I'm sure yours is definitely very good with rum in it too 🙂
Alice ~ Thanks! I love cinnamon sugar too especially with apples.
Hi Jo, have a try on this cake. It is very delicious to me 🙂
Thank you Rachel, Wenn & Rebecca 🙂
This look simple yet a delicious cake. It would be great to have this for an afternoon tea:)
prune to me is quite a unique flavour in cakes, i''ve tasted prune cheesecake sometime ago and i quite liked it. This must be good too!
hohoho…am i the first one to view your prune cake…can see the cake is soft and moist
homemade vanilla extract…this is very new to me, many question marks on how to make it? haha, going to find out…
Ann – another beautiful cake. The muffin liners look cute.
@Sam
Hi Sam, Thank you 🙂 Have you tried recipe already?
I love prune and you can type
prune cheese cake, prune cupcakes in the custom search window at the sidebar to find the recipes.
U r such a super baker.. since i found your blog and sonia's b;og make my baking life more colourful. This prune walnut cake i love it so much and so yummy,, excellent and well done. Do you have steam prune or bake prune cake recipes? Can share?
delicious looking cake Anncoo
@Anonymous
Hi Reen, Is Pear Mermaid. Bee told me she got it in KL.
Can you please tell the brand of the agar agar?
Thanks
Reen
Looks absolutely amazing and special, I think I'll invite you to Chile and help me make all your lovely recipes, I'd be happy, affectionate hugs ..
Thanks Anncoo…
I need to get back into baking… and you know what they say about prunes 😉
This cake looks wonderful, 'll give you a +1!!!!
Ciao
Alessandra
Annco look absolutely nice! gloria
@shan
Shan ~ 当然可以。。。用可可粉代替也不错。
The cake looks so perfect in texture Ann. I wish I could try one of your desserts in person! I love making my own vanilla extract, it makes such nice gifts too! So sweet of her to send you all these goodies!
My gosh….looks too tempting! I should have come to visit only after dinner…wrong timing! Would love a BIG piece 😀
如果不放Cinnamon powder可以吗？我家不是很接受那个味道。
This looks fantastic. Would love to have a piece with a cuppa!
I must try this,your cake looks scrumptious.
Lovely cake! I like the zig zag pattern of the filling in the middle and prune and walnut combo is very original, Ann!
@Anonymous
Hi Kym, you get at Phoon Huat
Hi Anncoo, can i ask where do you get your pastry mat? I am looking for one. Can get in Singapore?
Kym
What a lovely cake! I love the sandwiched layer of prunes…so fabulous! It is always nice to receive gifts right?:D