Semolina Walnut Cake with Sour Cherry Compote Recipe

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Semolina Walnut Cake with Sour Cherry Compote
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp finely grated fresh orange zest
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • accompaniment:sour cherry compote

Directions:

  1. Make cake: Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Pulse flours, 1 cup walnuts, and salt in a food processor until nuts are finely chopped.
  3. Beat together butter, sugar, and zest in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in nut flour and spread batter evenly in a buttered 8-inch square metal pan. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/3 cup walnuts.
  4. Bake in middle of oven until golden and a tester comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer pan to a rack. Make syrup while cake bakes:
  5. Simmer all syrup ingredients in a 1-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, 10 to 15 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Finish cake:
  6. Evenly brush warm syrup over hot cake and cool completely in pan on rack. Cut into diamonds.
  7. Cooks' note: • Cake may be made 1 day ahead and kept, covered, at room temperature.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 622.23 Kcal (2605 kJ)
Calories from fat 408.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 45.43g 70%
Cholesterol 205.34mg 68%
Sodium 247.29mg 10%
Potassium 180.89mg 4%
Total Carbs 46.28g 15%
Sugars 26.46g 106%
Dietary Fiber 2.3g 9%
Protein 11.93g 24%
Vitamin C 4.6mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Calcium 45.8mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 342.66 Kcal (1435 kJ)
Calories from fat 225.16 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.02g 70%
Cholesterol 113.08mg 68%
Sodium 136.18mg 10%
Potassium 99.61mg 4%
Total Carbs 25.49g 15%
Sugars 14.57g 106%
Dietary Fiber 1.27g 9%
Protein 6.57g 24%
Vitamin C 2.5mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 13%
Iron 0.7mg 7%
Calcium 25.2mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 15.8
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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