Walnut Cake With Maple Mascarpone Cream

Photo: Patricia Turo

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

2 cups of flour

1 1/8 cups sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 cup walnuts, chopped

Wet Ingredients

1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening

3/4 cup strong coffee

3 large egg whites, beaten to stiff peaks

Topping

Maple Walnut Mascarpone Cream

8 ounces container Mascarpone Cheese

8 tablespoons maple syrup

1/4 cup walnuts, pulverized

Preparation

PREPARATION

Batter

Cream the sugar and shortening together. Sift the flour, salt and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture a little at a time alternating with the coffee until well blended. Fold in the walnuts. Beat 3 egg whites into stiff peaks and fold them into the batter. Put the batter into a greased bundt pan. Bake for 50 minutes at 350º F.

Topping

Mix all the ingredients together until the cream is smooth. Put a dollop on top of each piece or cover the top with the cream. Adjust the recipe to make it stronger if you like.