Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cook: 35-40 minutes
Serves: 8
What You’ll Need:
- 100g California Walnut Pieces
- 125g butter, softened
- 125g caster sugar
- 2 lemons
- 3 medium eggs
- 150g self-raising flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
What To Do:
- Preheat the oven to 180oC, gas mark 4. Grease and base line a 1 kg loaf tin.
- Place 50g walnuts in a food processor and blitz to a coarse powder, chop a further 25g.
- Whisk the butter and sugar in a large bowl until pale and fluffy. Whisk in the zest of 2 lemons and then whisk in the eggs, 1 at a time. Fold in the flour, baking powder and prepared walnuts to give a smooth batter. Spoon into the prepared tin and bake for 35-40 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
- Just before the cake comes out of the oven, mix the juice of 1 lemon with granulated sugar. Chop the remaining 25g walnuts and stir into the syrup. Prick the cake with a skewer several times and drizzle over the lemon syrup. Allow to cool a little in the tin before removing then allow to cool completely.
Cooks tip
Try using a mixture of lemon and lime juice. This cake will keep for 2-3 days when wrapped in foil.