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Chocolate Walnut Cake with Dulce de Leche Frosting

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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Cake
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp instant espresso
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sour cream, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 3 cups Fisher® Walnut Halves and Pieces, coarsely chopped, divided
Frosting
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup prepared dulce de leche
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt

Method
 

Cake
  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Prepare 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray and line bottoms with parchment paper. Coat parchment with cooking spray.
  2. Whisk flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, espresso, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl until blended.
  3. Place eggs, buttermilk, sour cream, oil, butter and vanilla in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer on medium-high speed 30 seconds or until combined. Scrape bowl. Add water and flour mixture. Beat on medium speed 30 seconds or just until combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Do not overmix. Gently fold in 1-1/2 cups Fisher® Walnuts using rubber spatula. Divide batter between pans.
  4. Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cakes completely in pans on wire rack. Remove cakes from pans.
Frosting
  1. Place butter and powdered sugar in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer on medium-high speed 1 min. Add dulce de leche, vanilla and salt; beat on medium-high speed 90 seconds or until smooth and fluffy, scraping bowl as needed.
  2. To assemble, place 1 cake layer on cake stand or serving platter. Spread half the frosting over top of cake. Top with 3/4 cup of the remaining nuts and second cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top of cake and sprinkle with remaining nuts.