Nectarine Walnut Torte
This recipe makes a fruit-topped torte (cake) with a soft and moist texture, topped with nectarines and chopped walnuts, and dusted liberally with cinnamon and sprinkles of sugar (Adapted from 'Purple Plum Torte' recipe contributed by Smitten Kitchen at http://smittenkitchen.com).
Ingredients
- 125 g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 150 g caster sugar plus 1 tbsp,, depending on sweetness of fruit used
- 115 g butter softened at room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 8 nectarines halved and pitted
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Handful chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 175 deg C (350 deg F). Place oven rack in the centre of the oven. Lightly grease the base and sides of a 23-cm (9-inch) springform pan (optional).
- Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar on medium speed (speed 3 on my Kitchen Aid mixer), until fluffy, and light or pale in colour. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the mixer bowl, until well incorporated. Then add the flour mixture, mixing until just combined.
- Spoon out batter into the prepared springform pan, and level the surface. Arrange the nectarine halves, skin side up, all over the batter, covering it. Sprinkle lemon juice all over, then cinnamon powder, and lastly, a tablespoon of sugar. Sprinkle chopped nuts over the exposed parts of the batter.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the centre of the oven, or until a metal skewer inserted into the exposed cake (not the fruit), emerges free of sticky batter. Remove from oven, and let the cake cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Remove the springform rim, and let cake cool completely on the pan's base set on a cooling rack.
- Recommended: Let cake rest overnight, covered with a tea cloth, at room temperature - the flavours will come together and taste even better the next day.
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 294kcal, Carbohydrates: 39g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 15g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g, Cholesterol: 62mg, Sodium: 166mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 25g
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