Praline Loaf Cake
Prep
20 mins
Cook
35 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
Praline Loaf Cake is a moist and flavourful cake featuring praline paste, prune puree, walnuts and butter. The combination of these rich ingredients creates a distinctive loaf that takes just 20 minutes to prepare and 35 minutes to bake. This cake suits anyone looking for a satisfying dessert or afternoon treat with sophisticated flavours.
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Ingredients
- 250 gall-purpose flour
- 200 ggranulated sugar
- 120 gunsalted butter
- 3large eggs
- 2 mLvanilla extract
- 100 gprune puree
- 50 gpraline paste
- 5 gbaking powder
- 2 gsalt
- 50 gchopped walnuts
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease a 20cm loaf pan and set it aside.
- 2
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- 3
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Tip: Make sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl every now and then.
- 4
Beat in the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract.
- 5
With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients in three parts, alternating with the prune puree, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
- 6
Stir in the praline paste and chopped walnuts.
- 7
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
- 8
Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 9
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
Tip: Let the cake cool completely before slicing and serving.
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