Comments on: Walnut Cake With Brown Sugar Buttercream

By: Olivia

Olivia — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 23:00:58 +0000

In reply to Rachel. Yay! So glad the second attempt worked well. Thanks for coming back with an update! I need to try your maple walnut combo because omg that sounds good! And yay for another successful SMBC!! Awesome :D

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:44:00 +0000

In reply to Olivia.

Finally back to report! Second try at walnut powder worked out! The cake was delicious. I used your honey cake recipe but replaced honey with maple syrup. I made the brown sugar frosting from THIS recipe and added a bit of cinnamon. It was a hit! Also added maple glazed walnuts for decoration, those might have been the best part haha.
But – another success at SMBC! Soooo gooooood! Thank you!!!

By: Olivia

Olivia — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:27:45 +0000

In reply to Rachel. Hi Rachel! Oh no! Nuts turn to butter so quickly in the food processor :( I hope it worked out the second time :)

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:46:36 +0000

In reply to Olivia. Shoot! I am seeing now in your honey walnut cake recipe that you provide directions on how to NOT make it a walnut butter - oops! I will start over.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:43:30 +0000

In reply to Olivia.

Me again!! I am finally making this cake – our family gathering was postponed.

I just ground up my walnuts in the food processor and expected to get a fine powder but I got more of a walnut butter – so it is dense. Is this wrong?! Will this work? Thank you!!!

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:24:59 +0000

In reply to Rachel Tyler. I think maple syrup should work fine as a replacement for the honey. Maple walnut would be SO good with the brown sugar SMBC. I might need to add that one to the list!

By: Rachel Tyler

Rachel Tyler — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:39:33 +0000

In reply to Olivia. Oh my goodness! I didn't see that recipe before but that is exactly what I want to do with the walnuts. Another question: Do you think I could replace the honey with maple syrup (in your Honey Walnut cake recipe) ? I still want to do this brown sugar SMBC and I feel like a maple walnut would pair a little better than a honey walnut.... ?

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:35:25 +0000

In reply to Rachel Tyler.

Hi Rachel! I have actually done this recently here! https://livforcake.com/honey-walnut-cake/ I would replace 1/2 cup AP flour in that recipe with 1/2 cup walnut flour. I wouldn’t add any more as the oil in from the walnuts will mess with things. Or, you could make the recipe I linked (it’s delicious) and swap 1/2 cup honey for an extra 1/2 cup sugar. Let me know what you try!

By: Rachel Tyler

Rachel Tyler — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:01:04 +0000

Hi Liv!
Love all your recipes and excited to try this one and make my SECOND SMBC! It is not in my nature to change recipes but I do have a question, please tell me if it is crazy. I wondered about blending up walnuts into a powder and adding them to the cake, to make it more walnut-y. Probably got this idea because my favorite cookies are made this way. I wouldn’t want to mess up the texture of the cake though. Do you think I could get away with adding some walnut “powder” without messing it up?

Thank you as always for your answers and your wonderful recipes & tips.

Rachel

By: Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 17:26:22 +0000

In reply to CS.

Hi CS! There’s a link to the recipe at the ned of the post, but here you go! https://thecakeblog.com/2016/11/walnut-cake.html 🙂