Walnut Kuchen is an old Chilean recipe; I remember eating something like this growing up. It was probably brought to Chile during German immigration. This particular recipe comes from a new Chilean cookbook, “Cocina de Mercado,” a great book. It is highly recommended. The kuchen is light and not overly sweet, best enjoyed with coffee. My USA friends called it cake and liked it.
Other very traditional Chilean kuchens recipes are:
- Kuchen sureño Raspberry
- Kuchen de ricota y arándanos Blueberry
- Kuchen de quesillo German style Cheese kuchen
German Walnut Kuchen
It is an easy and delicious cake.
- Total Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
- Yield: 16 1x
Ingredients
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For the dough,
- 115 grams of butter
- 150 grams of granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 200 grams of all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
For the filling,
- 300 grams of chopped walnuts
- 1 can condensed milk
- 1 egg
- 115 grams butter, melted
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C or 350F.
- Butter a round cake pan of 22 cm in diameter (9″) or 20×20 square (9″x9″).
- In a medium bowl beat butter with a fork until creamy, add the sugar and beat until creamy, add the egg and beat well until incorporated fully into the mix. Add the flour, salt, and baking powder. Mix to form a soft dough. Scoop the batter into the pan and spread with a spoon or your wet fingers.
- Form an even layer and bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly browned.
- For the filling, chop the nuts, should be quite small as seen in the picture.
- In a bowl mix the nuts with the condensed milk and egg, a pinch of salt, stir to mix. Add the melted butter and stir well.
- Pour over baked dough (hot) and cover the pan with foil.
- Bake for 30 minutes, remove gently and carefully the foil.
- Bake 10-13 minutes until golden. Let cool entirely on a wire rack, refrigerate before cutting and serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven-baked
- Cuisine: Chilean
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 396
- Sugar: 23.3 g
- Sodium: 62.1 mg
- Fat: 26.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Carbohydrates: 35.1 g
- Fiber: 1.6 g
- Protein: 7 g
Keywords: Chilean Walnut Kuchen, German Walnut Kitchen, German Walnut Cake
A terrific recipe, love the flavors.
★★★★★
Love walnuts and this recipe is one of my favourites, thanks Pilar.
Wonderful. Thanks Barbara.
OMG….. So yummy
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