These cakes were fun to make today! Homemade walnut cakes made with all purpose flour (3 cups), baking soda (2 tspns), vanilla extract (1 tblspn), walnuts (chopped up) 1 cup or more, white granulated sugar (1 1/2 cups), milk (1 cup), three eggs, and a bit of water (the water was my trick to keep it cake like and not in a dough form).
Iāve wanted to make this cake for years. Itās a cake I often had while growing up and visiting relatives houses with my parents or with their friends. This cake is almost always accompanied with āTchai,ā or tea. Itās a social dessert, comforting, and yummy all at the same time!
I found this recipe from a girl in New Jersey who posted it online. She had the accent.š Nonetheless, it wasnāt until I was two thirds of the way into making it that I realized something was missing. The mix was not liquid like enough, and then I realized I forgot to add the milk!š„š„š„
Voila! There goes that. I also remembered (by watching mom for so many years making bread), that I could add a little water to increase the amount of cake! I also added a little flour. All of a sudden, I had two cakes!! I tried to make walnut topping designs, as you can see here!
Oh, and hereās a little secret. I didnāt use one of those fancy cake mixers! (Ssshhh!) I never liked those anyway. I used my hand to knead. My hands were clean. I wash throughout cooking and baking multiple times! That is the REAL way to bake. Bakinā the olā school way!š„®šš„®
I never liked those plug in mixers anyway!š©āš³ā²š„§š®
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Zina Hermez has authored the best-selling book, Not Without God: A Story of Survival. Sheās been featured in numerous articles, guest posts, podcasts, websites, newsletters, and magazines. Sheās just been featured on the Intuitive Edge podcast! Sheās also been on ESPNās āSolutions from the Huddleā broadcast and on Grace and Truth Radio World! Zinaās written several hundred articles and has taught thousands of students from all over the world from many different backgrounds and cultures. Sheās appeared in Christianity Today, the Suite T blog, and the Southern Writers magazine among other places. She writes on faith, science, and overcoming adversity. She also writes on health and diet and loves to help others. Her latest book, Not Without God: Hope In the Storm is live and for sale! You can order your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Without-God-Hope-Storm-ebook/dp/B09P9T2DLT
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