Walnut Truffle Cake

Just thought I'd share with you this lovely recipe I found in the Guardian Magazine last weekend.Well actually my husband found it and proceeded to badger me into looking at it then cooking it for him. Well I had nothing to do but listen to him moan about the Rugby on Saturday so to keep him in a good humour for the proposed trip to Farnborough the next day I made him this cake.

The best chocolate cake he's ever tasted he said,  I hasten to add
  

Its a recipe by Dan Lepard all to do with his desire to push the English Walnut centre stage http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/17/walnut-cake-recipes-dan-lepard

As you can see from this recipe no flour was involved, yes, that took me by surprise too. Its a really easy recipe to follow so give it a go. Below are some photos of the process.

I used a square tin rather than the round one recommended but it still works

I used all plain organic chocolate

Walnuts sugar and cocoa ground in the food processor

Eggs and Mascarpone added

Ready for the oven

The first slices gone

A very happy consumer

In his recipe Dan Lepard tells you to let the cake completely cool. Well, let me tell you my husband is terrible for pinching stuff when its only been out of the oven for a short while.He, however, said that was a mistake as when its cold this cake is at its best, so heed the advice given by Mr Lepard.  

I am now very tempted to make the Walnut Orange Crumble Cake which was also in this article