I tried this one and it came out as good as it sounds, nice and fluffy with great flavour.  I made it for a family reunion comprised of people who have crazy sweet tooth, to those that don’t eat sweets at all.  I had all of them taking seconds, it really covers the whole spectrum and is completely versatile from an elegant tea cake to a healthy dessert fix.  Let me know how it came out for you once you try it!

Time:

50 min

Serves:

8-10 (easily)

Good for:

• Impressive final look
• Easy to make
• Great with tea and tea time gatherings

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup butter
• 2 eggs (room temperature)
• 1 tbspn vanilla extract
• 1 tbspn crushed cardamom seeds (if you can’t find any you can use cardamom powder)
• ½ tspn of cinnamon powder
• 1 tspn baking soda
• 1 tspn kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ¾ cup milk (no less than 2%)
• ¾ cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Kitchen things you’ll need:

• 8-inch cake pan (preferably round)
• Large bowl
• Mixer (hand or standing)

Making it:

• Preheat your oven to 350°F, then grease with a little butter and flour your cake pan.
• In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy with your mixer.
• Beat in eggs one at a time then the vanilla and mix well.
• Mix in the baking powder, baking soda, cardamon powder, cinnamon, and salt with a whisk or your mixer.
• Slowly add the flour alternately with the milk; once smooth, fold in walnuts and pour into a cake pan.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack for 5-10 minutes and then invert onto a rack and cool completely before serving.

Tips/notes:

• If you want to add a bit more sweetness you can add frosting at the top and garnish with more walnuts, cardamom and cinnamon.
• To add a bit more frosting and make it irresistible for the little ones you can make it into two layers and frost the inside with a light layer.  You don’t want to take away too much from the cardamom flavour. 
• This recipe is also perfect in a cupcake format.