Ganache Filled Walnut Cake With Citrus Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

MOTHER'S WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter, shortening and granulated sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk and vanilla. Beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in ground walnuts. , Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter. Add confectioners' sugar; mix well. Beat in vanilla until smooth. Spread frosting between layers and over the top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with walnuts. Refrigerate.

FANCY NUT BLACK WALNUT CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Please NOTE: BLACK WALNUTS has a unique and different flavor from English Walnuts) a bit pricey but worth it. I ended up ordering my Black Walnuts from Amazon & Nuts.com.
• 2. This is what they look like before you crack them. Add softened butter and Powdered sugar to a large bowl. Beat till it comes together.
• 3. Add softened cream cheese and beat again to blend.
• 4. Add the coffee granules, coffee flavor, Frangelico Liqueur, & Black Walnut Flavor, then beat again to blend together.
• 5. Add Fancy Nut filling, and beat to blend together till blended.
• 6. Add evaporated milk 1 tablespoon at a time till desired spreading consistency is reached.
• 7. Add Chopped Black Walnuts and stir till blended into frosting.
• 8. Frost cake as desired. Garnish if desired. Refrigerate any left overs, and save for another use, or freeze till needed.

WALNUT CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Butter a 2 Quart Bundt or Kugelhopf pan and dust with finely chopped walnuts.
• Preheat oven to 300ºF.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter while adding the cream cheese, lemon rind, and sugar.
• Beat until smooth.
• Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until incorperated.
• The batter may appear slightly curdled, but that's normal for this batter so don't worry about it.
• Graduall add the dry mixture to the batter, then stir in the Medium chopped Walnuts.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack and serve at room temperature.