Walnut Butter Cake

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Walnut butter cake with ground walnut in rich and buttery cake. If you love walnut, you'll love this amazing walnut butter cake recipe. So delicious!

Two loaves of walnut butter cake
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Walnut Butter Cake Recipe

Two of the most popular baking recipes on Rasa Malaysia are butter cake and brownie butter cake.

I am always excited to try new butter cake recipes. 

I like simple cakes, plain old rich, buttery, sweet cakes that fill the house with the wonderful smell of baking.

When I chanced upon this amazing recipe on Nasi Lemak Lover, I knew I had to make it.

Walnut butter cake.

Recipe Ingredients

Ingredients for walnut butter cake.

This cake calls for simple ingredients:

  • Salted butter
  • Sugar
  • Eggs
  • All-purpose flour
  • Milk
  • Walnut

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.


How To Make Walnut Butter Cake

Step 1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease two (2) mini loaf pans with butter. Sift the flour and baking powder, and set aside.

Step 2. Cream the butter, vanilla extract, and sugar until fluffy and pale (this takes about 4 minutes using an electric hand mixer at speed 2). Add the eggs one at a time, creaming well until combined before adding the next one.

Step 3. Fold in the flour, ground walnuts, and milk, mixing until well combined. Transfer the batter into the greased pan and gently shake to level it off. Sprinkle the whole walnuts on top.

Step 4. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the walnut butter cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack. Loosen the cake from the loaf pans and slice into pieces.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many calories per serving?

Each slice of cake is only 298 calories.

Sliced walnut butter cake.

What To Serve With This Cake

Walnut butter cake on a cutting board.

Serve this cake with your favorite beverage. For an afternoon tea, I recommend the following recipes.

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4.54 from 198 votes

Walnut Butter Cake

Walnut butter cake with ground walnut in rich and buttery cake. If you love walnut, you'll love this amazing walnut butter cake recipe. So delicious!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 8 servings
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Ingredients  

  • 4 oz. (125g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4.5 oz. (130g) salted butter, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 oz. (90g) fine sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 2 oz. (60g) walnut, processed in a food processor until fine
  • 1 oz. (30g) whole walnut, for topping

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease two mini loaf pans with butter. Sift the flour and baking powder, and set aside.
  • Cream the butter, vanilla extract, and sugar until fluffy and pale (this takes about 4 minutes using an electric hand mixer at speed 2). Add the eggs one at a time, creaming well after each addition before adding the next.
  • Fold in the flour, ground walnuts, and milk, mixing until well combined. Transfer the batter to the greased pan and gently shake it to level off. Sprinkle whole walnuts on top.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the walnut butter cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack. Loosen the cake from the loaf pans and slice it into pieces.

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Notes

  • Add the eggs one at a time, creaming well until combined before adding the next one.
  • Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g, Calories: 298kcal, Carbohydrates: 23g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 21g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 81mg, Sodium: 175mg, Potassium: 90mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 11g, Vitamin A: 474IU, Vitamin C: 0.1mg, Calcium: 58mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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205 Comments

  1. Noella chung says:

    5 stars
    I just baked this walnut pound and it rocks!! Not too sweet and just perfect! Thank you for great recipe!

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Thanks for trying my walnut butter cake recipe.

  2. Jerrin George says:

    I love baking. The moment I saw the walnut cake, I tried this recipe. It’s my husband favorite cake and waiting to hear what he has has to say!

    The best thing about this cake is that it has few ingredients which is available all the time. Above all, its quick, easy and superb.
    The cake was soft and buttery. It had the right amount of sugar. Its a must try.

    I am keen to try other cakes. Any suggestions?

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Hi Jerrin, you can check out all the other baking and cakes recipes here: https://www.666630.xyz/recipes/baking-recipes/

  3. NUR ALINAH MUHAMMAD ALI says:

    Dear Bee,
    I just bake walnut cake using your recipe this morning. According from the feedback, i bravely double the ingredients by 10. I’m using 10 aluminium trays size 6 inch. Wow! Thank you so much because the cake was so moist and taste good.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Thanks for trying the recipe.

  4. Divyam Kashmir says:

    Photos are very nice. Hope mine will look same. thanks

  5. Jill Chong says:

    Hi Bee, thanks for the recipe, I double the ingredients, it really yummy.

  6. Elena says:

    Such a great recipe!! I followed your instructions exactly but also added some hazelnuts to the mixture. So tasty! Thanks a lot. Also I didn’t wait for the cake to cool down as it tastes better when it’s still hot in my opinion. To make sure it doesn’t crumble when you flip it you need to butter the baking tray properly and spread some flour all over the tray before you pour the cake mixture into it. Wonderful recipe, not too sweet and moist enough – just perfect!

  7. Eileen Lim says:

    Hi Dear I tried your recipe and the cake came out well except the bottom layer was burnt not sure what causes the burnt any tips to prevent the burnt otherwise the cake would be perfect. Many thanks N Happy New Year 2016 to you and your family.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Maybe you have bottom heat setting on your oven???

      1. Eileen Lim says:

        Appreciate v much your reply. Yes I have a small oven I juz realize I had chosen bottom heat so shall I choose both top n bottom heat? Juz to share my family love the cake and commented it’s like those sold at outlet. I will definitely bake it again. Many thanks for sharing the recipe.

      2. Eileen Lim says:

        Dear Bee appreciate v much your reply. I have the small oven I juz realize I had chosen bottom heat so shall I choose both top n bottom heat? Juz to share my family love the cake and commented it’s like those sold at outlet. I will definitely bake it again. Many thanks for sharing the recipe.

  8. Katrucia says:

    Hi can I use cream or yoghurt instead of milk. Thanks

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Yes I think so.

    2. Katrucia says:

      Hi, thanks a lot for the recipe. I have replaced the walnuts by almonds. It was so yummy. Love it. Will definitely made them again.. This time with walnuts

  9. Kat says:

    Hi my loaf doesnt rise. Its as flat as my dough :(

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Hmmm I don’t know what happened the walnut butter cake I have made many times with success.

      1. Kat says:

        Do you mean fresh milk or butter milk when you mentioned milk?

        1. Rasa Malaysia says:

          Fresh milk.

          1. Daisy Irizarry says:

            5 stars
            You don’t say how much milk do I need to put?

            1. Rasa Malaysia says:

              The recipe clearly stated 2 tablespoons milk

  10. Bennie says:

    What are the measurements of the mini loaf pans used for this recipe? I am in Canada and mini pans come in many sizes.

    1. Ros says:

      Indeed I was wondering the same. Baking needs exact measurement and size of loaf pan should be mentioned.