Top 5 nut sponge cake recipes with step-by-step photos

Walnut sponge cake is a fluffy, delicious, and incredibly aromatic pastry that everyone loves. It makes luxurious cakes and delicious pastries. It pairs well with custard, sour cream, butter, and other delicate creams. It can also be served as a standalone dessert, garnished with icing or powdered sugar.

In this article, I've compiled the best nut sponge cake recipes for home baking. Each one is unique in its own way. Besides the classic version, there are variations with chocolate, honey, raisins, and poppy seeds. Choose your favorite recipe and surprise your family with a fragrant and incredibly delicious dessert.

Chocolate sponge cake with walnuts

This chocolate sponge cake with walnuts will become one of your favorites. It makes gorgeous cakes, pastries, rolls, and other desserts. It has a rich chocolate-nut flavor and a delightful aroma. This sponge cake pairs best with delicate, light creams like cottage cheese, butter, or custard.

Ingredients

• Flour - 200 g
• Cocoa powder - 15 g
• Eggs C1 - 4 pcs.
• Water - 100 ml
• Baking powder - ½ tsp.
• Soda - ½ tsp.
• Salt - a pinch
• Cinnamon - 1 tsp.
• Sugar - 250 g
• Walnuts - 60 g
• Peanuts - 60 g
• Vegetable oil - 135 ml
• Dark chocolate (melted) - 60 g

Cooking time: 2 hours 45 minutes

Servings: 1 (for a 24 cm diameter pan)

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

We prepare the necessary ingredients.

Step 2

Pour water, vegetable oil, melted chocolate, and cocoa powder into a saucepan. Rename the ingredients slightly.

Step 3

Add 200 g of sugar and stir the chocolate mixture.

Step 4

Place the saucepan over low heat. Stirring constantly, bring the chocolate mixture to a simmer, but do not boil it. Then remove the saucepan from the heat and let the custard base cool to room temperature.

Step 5

In a separate container, mix sifted flour, soda, salt, baking powder and cinnamon.

Step 6

Lightly fry the nuts in a dry frying pan, and then chop them using your preferred method.

Step 7

In a deep bowl, beat the eggs with the remaining sugar at maximum mixer speed (for about 5 minutes).

Step 8

Pour the cooled custard base into the egg mixture and stir until smooth.

Step 9

Add dry ingredients in small portions and mix the mixture carefully.

Step 10

Add the chopped nuts and mix the mixture well again.

Step 11

Pour the chocolate-hazelnut batter into the pan and bake the cake for 50-60 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Be sure to check for doneness with a wooden skewer.

Step 12

Let the finished sponge cake cool in the pan, then remove it and wrap it in plastic wrap. Refrigerate it for 5 hours.

Step 13

We take the sponge cake out of the refrigerator, cut it into the required number of layers and assemble a delicious cake.

Honey sponge cake with walnuts

This is a recipe for a deliciously fragrant honey sponge cake with walnuts. It's very fluffy, airy, and delicious. It makes a wonderful holiday cake or can be served garnished with powdered sugar, icing, or chocolate. This dessert will be a hit with both adults and children.

Ingredients

• Walnuts - 80-100 g
• Egg C1 - 2 pcs.
• Sugar - 70 g
• Vanillin - a pinch
• Salt - a pinch
• Kefir - 200 ml
• Vegetable oil - 3 tbsp.
• Cinnamon - to taste
• Honey (liquid) - 3 tbsp.
• Flour - 200 g
• Soda - 2 tsp.

Cooking time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Servings: 1 (for a mold with a diameter of 21-22 cm)

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

Lightly fry the nuts in a dry frying pan.

Step 2

When the nuts have cooled, chop them with a knife.

Step 3

In a deep bowl, beat eggs with salt, vanilla and sugar.

Step 4

Pour milk, vegetable oil, liquid honey and cinnamon into the resulting mixture.

Step 5

Mix everything until smooth.

Step 6

Mix the flour with the baking soda. Pour the resulting mixture into the honey mixture and gently stir until smooth.

Step 7

Add chopped nuts and mix the mixture thoroughly.

Step 8

Pour the dough into a pre-prepared form.

Step 9

Bake the sponge cake at 180 degrees for 30-35 minutes, then cool thoroughly.

Step 10

Decorate the honey-nut sponge cake with powdered sugar and serve with tea. You can also cut it into layers and make a cake.

Sponge cake with nuts and raisins

I'd like to share another wonderful recipe for a tender and airy sponge cake. It contains not only nuts, but also raisins. These ingredients impart a sophisticated flavor and a delightful aroma. This dessert makes a wonderful accompaniment to a cup of tea, coffee, cappuccino, or mulled wine.

Ingredients

• Nuts - 100 g
• Eggs C1 - 4 pcs.
• Salt - a pinch
• Sugar - 200 g
• Butter - 150 g
• Flour - 390 g
• Baking powder - 1 ½ tsp.
• Raisins - 100 g

Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Servings: 1 (for a 20 cm diameter mold)

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1

Grind the nuts in a blender or any other way.

Step 2

Beat the eggs with a pinch of salt.

Step 3

When the egg mixture becomes fluffy and slightly lighter in color, add all the sugar and continue whisking.

Step 4

Melt the butter, pour it into the egg mixture and mix everything until smooth.

Step 5

Sift the flour and mix with baking powder.

Step 6

Pour the dry ingredients into the egg mixture and mix everything until smooth.

Step 7

Add chopped nuts, raisins and mix the mixture again.

Step 8

Transfer the dough into the pan and bake the sponge cake for 50-60 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Check for doneness with a wooden skewer.

Step 9

Let the finished sponge cake cool thoroughly. Then you can serve it or make a cake out of it.

Video: Poppy Seed and Nut Sponge Cake

Need something to surprise your guests with? Then you need to watch this video right now. It shows a step-by-step recipe for a fluffy, delicious, and very aromatic sponge cake with poppy seeds and nuts. You can use it to create a luxurious cake that will be the highlight of your holiday table.

The video's creator demonstrates every step of the sponge cake preparation process and shares helpful tips. It's best to choose a neutral cream for this type of cake, as the layers have a rather rich flavor. Try making this wonderful dessert in your own kitchen. Your family and guests will be pleasantly surprised.