Rich Walnut Cake

This is also one of the cake I learnt from Richard Goh's baking class at PA. I made 2, given some to my uncle & brother, left some at home and balance going to bring to work tomorrow.

Recipe - Rich Walnut Cake
Ingredients (A):
4 Egg yolks
50g Demarara sugar
20g Molasses sugar

Ingredients (B):
225g Hard butter
80g Demarara sugar (do not reduce as I already reduce 20g)
85g Nestle cream (Optional - this will keep the cake moist)
1 tsp Rum flavour (or any other preferred, eg mocha or vanilla)
200g Plain flour
1/2 tsp Baking powder
A pinch of salt
100g Walnut, toasted & chopped
100g Chocolate rice/chip

Ingredients (C):
4 egg whites
50g Sugar
1/8 tsp cream of tartar

Method:
Preheat oven to 160 degree C
Grease and line a deep 9inch round baking tin
Cake mixer used - Kenwood

1. Whisk Ingredients (A) at maximum speed for about 3 mins until thick & creamy, leave aside. (Egg yolk mixture)

2. Cream butter and sugar at medium speed for 15 mins until fluffy.

3. Add in egg yolk mixture, nestle cream, rum essence & salt.

4. Add in the dry ingredients (sifted plain flour, baking podwer, walnut & choc rice) at slow speed. Leave aside.

5. Whisk Ingredients (C) at maximum speed till stiff.

6. Turn to slow speed, combine meringue and butter mixture together & fold well.

7. Pour into the baking tin and bake for 45-50mins.