LEMON WALNUT CAKE

Lemon Walnut Cake image

Make and share this Lemon Walnut Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Caryn

Categories Dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 1 ten inch Bundt cake

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/2 cup walnut halves or 1/2 cup pecan halves
butter, softened
1 (18 ounce) package strawberry cake mix or 1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
4 eggs, separated
1 cup water
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Generously grease a 12-cup bundt cake pan.
Dot rounded side of walnut or pecan halves with butter; arrange in flutes on side and bottom of pan.
Blend cake mix (dry), egg yolks, water, confectioner's sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and vanilla in a large mixer bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, until moistened, about 1/2 minute.
Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl frequently, 3 minutes.
Do Not Overbeat!
Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter.
Carefully pour batter into pan.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes on wire rack.
Remove pan; cool cake completely.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3952.5, Fat 209.3, SaturatedFat 77, Cholesterol 1100.2, Sodium 4293.7, Carbohydrate 469, Fiber 9.5, Sugar 284.1, Protein 57.5