Mary’s Frosted Walnut Layer Cake

Name: Mary’s Frosted Walnut Layer Cake
Ingredients: 225g (8oz) self-raising flour, sifted; 1 tsp baking powder; 100g (3 1/2 oz) walnuts, finely chopped; 225g (8oz) butter, softened, plus extra for greasing; 225g (8oz) caster sugar; 4 large free-range eggs, beaten; For the caramelized walnuts:; 100g (3 1/2 oz) caster sugar; 10 walnut halves; For the buttercream:; 125g (4 1/2 oz) butter, softened; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp milk; 250g (9oz) icing sugar; For the boiled icing; 2 large egg whites; 350g (12oz) caster sugar; 1/4 tsp cream of tartar

Mary’s Frosted Walnut Layer Cake was pinched from <a href="http://www.pbs.org/food/recipes/marys-frosted-walnut-layer-cake/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.pbs.org.</a>

"This frosted walnut layer cake recipe appears as the technical challenge in the Cake episode of Season 3 of The Great British Baking Show. It is explained in further detail by Paul and Mary in Masterclass: Part 1...."

INGREDIENTS

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225g (8oz) self-raising flour, sifted

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1 tsp baking powder

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100g (3 1/2 oz) walnuts, finely chopped

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225g (8oz) butter, softened, plus extra for greasing

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225g (8oz) caster sugar

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4 large free-range eggs, beaten

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For the caramelized walnuts:

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100g (3 1/2 oz) caster sugar

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10 walnut halves

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For the buttercream:

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125g (4 1/2 oz) butter, softened

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1/2 tsp vanilla extract

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2 tbsp milk

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250g (9oz) icing sugar

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For the boiled icing

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2 large egg whites

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350g (12oz) caster sugar

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1/4 tsp cream of tartar

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