Walnut Cake with Praline Frosting

Name: Walnut Cake with Praline Frosting
Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 square)
Ingredients: Cake:; 9 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2 cups); ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; 7 tablespoons butter, softened; 1 cup granulated sugar; ¼ cup packed brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 large egg white; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup 1% low-fat buttermilk; 6 tablespoons chopped walnuts, toasted; Cooking spray; Frosting:; ½ cup packed brown sugar; 6 tablespoons 1% low-fat milk, divided; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 tablespoon light corn syrup; Dash of salt; 2 cups powdered sugar; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, toasted

9 Ratings
9 Reviews

This easy sheet cake is rich enough for adults to enjoy after dinner with coffee, yet just sweet enough to be a treat for children, too.

By Julianna Grimes

Recipe by Cooking Light September 2008

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Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Jan Gautro

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Yield:

16 servings (serving size: 1 square)

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Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°.

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Step 2
2 To prepare cake, weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirring well with a whisk.
Step 3
Place 7 tablespoons butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a mixing bowl; beat at medium-high speed with a mixer until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in egg white. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fold in 6 tablespoons walnuts. Scrape batter into a 13 x 9–inch pan coated with cooking spray.
Step 4
Bake at 350° for 28 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
Step 5
To prepare frosting, place 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup milk, 2 tablespoons butter, corn syrup, and dash of salt in a saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook 2 minutes. Scrape brown sugar mixture into a bowl. Add remaining 2 tablespoons milk and powdered sugar; beat with a mixer at high speed 2 minutes or until slightly cooled and thick. Beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Spread frosting in an even layer over cooled cake; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts. Let the cake stand until the frosting sets; cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

306 calories; calories from fat 29%; fat 9.8g; saturated fat 4.6g; mono fat 2.3g; poly fat 2.1g; protein 4g; carbohydrates 52g; fiber 0.7g; cholesterol 44mg; iron 1.2mg; sodium 204mg; calcium 51mg.

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Ginnygail21

05/19/2016

Pralines are an extremely sweet home made candy here in Louisiana. We use pecans and a very little bite goes a very long way. It is VERY sweet. That is why this frosting is soooooo sweet. It's made a lot like the Pecan Praline!

DoctorT

08/17/2012

Lovely. Keeps well and works equally well with walnuts or pecans.

steponme

10/13/2010

I've been intending to try this recipe since seeing it in the CL magazine last year. I finanlly made it the other night; excellent, easy, came out perfect. Will make again.

bakerwoman

07/10/2010

This came out beautifully and everyone at my BBQ loved it. It wasn't overpoweringly sweet and tasted great, even 2-3 days later. I weighed the flour (recommend doing this) because I usually will put too much in if I don't.

JessicaLuu

06/07/2010

This cake is amazing. I made it twice with rave reviews. It is the perfect fall cake, and I look forward to making it this fall. I weigh all of my flours, and I never have problems with it being too dense. I think this is better than any store bought cake.

mariannette

07/21/2009

Cake texture is okay, the taste, however is somewhat flour-y. I do not weigh my flour--so maybe there was a Tbsp or so too much of it in the batter. Baking time was more like 24 minutes; I have a new oven. Frosting is a bit grainy. I added 1/4 cup of Nutella to try to overcome the graininess, but did not solve the problem.

ShellyV

04/07/2009

A very good cake! I substituted pecans for walnuts...everything else was left the same. I will definitely make this recipe again.

Annelisa

01/12/2009

This was amazing! Probably one of the best Cooking Light cakes I have made. I used pecans and substituted applesauce for 3 tbls of butter. I used only 1 cup of powdered sugar in the icing. When I put the icing on the cake, it was very runny, but then I cooled the cake and it set quickly. The icing is delicious! It's still very sweet with 1 cup powdered sugar.

LoveToTaste

12/01/2008

I followed recipe exactly and it came out wonderful, except the frosting was way too sweet. I'm going to try it again but I'll cut the frosting in half since it is more like a glaze and will spread easily. Hopefully this adjustment will make it even tastier. If all else fails, I think the cake alone without the frosting is very good. Enjoy and give it a try!

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