Gluten-free walnut and chocolate cake

The perfect cake for a celebration or an afternoon treat

Tried and tested: Beth O'Brien's gluten-free chocolate walnut cake
Tried and tested: Beth O'Brien's gluten-free chocolate walnut cake
Serves: 8
Course: Desert
Cooking Time: 40 mins
Prep Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 125g butter, soft
  • 125g sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 100g walnuts, ground into coarse meal
  • 95g ground almonds
  • 35g gluten-free flour
  • ¼tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 100g dark chocolate, chopped
  • 60ml disaronno
  • 130g dark choc
  • 25g chopped toasted walnuts
  • 10g neutral oil

Preheat the oven to 170C. Line a tin with baking paper on the bottom and sides.

Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and beat for 4-5 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Mix the walnuts, almonds, flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the big bowl and fold to combine. Add the chopped dark chocolate and Disaronno and fold to combine. Tip the cake mixture into the tin and use a palette knife to level the top.

Bake for 30-40 minutes, until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the centre emerges clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before turning out on to a wire rack to cool fully.

For the icing, melt the remaining chocolate with the neutral oil in a heatproof bowl in 30-second bursts in the microwave. Add the toasted chopped nuts and stir to combine. Pour this mixture over the cooled cake, using a palette knife or the back of a spoon to smooth it over the top and down the edges. Allow to set at room temperature before serving.