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Mary Berry's Frosted Walnut Layer Cake
500 cal/serving
Ingredients
  • subheading: FOR THE CAKE:
  • 16 tablespoons (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pans
  • Generous 1 ½ cups (8 ounces) flour, sifted, plus more for the pans
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon (15 grams) baking powder
  • About 1 cup (3 ½ ounces) walnuts, finely chopped
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (8 ounces) granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • subheading: FOR THE CARAMELIZED WALNUTS:
  • Scant ½ cup (3 ½ ounces) granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 10 walnut halves
  • subheading: FOR THE BUTTERCREAM:
  • 9 tablespoons (4 ½ ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons (9 ounces) confectioners' sugar
  • subheading: FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 2 large egg whites
  • Generous 1 ⅔ cups (12 ounces) superfine sugar (may substitute granulated sugar)
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¼ teaspoon (½ gram) cream of tartar
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