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Easy Walnut Cake with Plums and Chocolate Chips

This easy walnut cake with plums and chocolate chips is a no-butter recipe that stays moist and flavorful thanks to juicy fruit, crunchy nuts, and a touch of rum and espresso. Perfect for fall and winter as it tastes a bit like gingerbread cake
Course Dessert
Cuisine German
Keyword walnut cake recipe, walnut cake with chocolate, walnut plum cake
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients

  • 500 g about 1 lb plums
  • 5 eggs size M
  • 125 g ½ cup + 2 tbsp sugar + 25 g (2 tbsp) sugar
  • 1/2 tbsp vanilla essence or 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 100 g ¾ cup flour
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 100 g 1 cup ground walnuts
  • 50 g ½ cup chopped walnuts and chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp cinnamon as well as 1/4 tsp each ground cloces and cardamom
  • 1 tsp instant espresso powder dissolved in 2 tbsp rum or amaretto

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line an 8-inch / 20 -22 cm springform pan with parchment paper.
  2. Dice two plums (to fold into the batter). Slice the rest into wedges for topping.
  3. Beat egg whites with 25 g (2 tbsp) sugar until stiff peaks form. Set aside.

  4. In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks with 125 g (½ cup + 2 tbsp) sugar and vanilla until pale and creamy. Stir in espresso rum mixture.

  5. Mix flour, cornstarch, spice, walnuts, and chocolate chips in a bowl.

  6. Gently fold the dry ingredients and the beaten egg whites alternately into the yolk mixture.
  7. Fold in diced plums.
  8. Pour batter into the prepared pan, smooth out, and arrange plum wedges on top.
  9. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.