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Though it is a butter cake, the texture of Walnut Chocolate Chips Cupcakes is soft and fluffy, and not oily at all. It is not suggested to use ground walnut as it will yield a denser cake. These walnut chocolate chips cupcakes are suitable for any time of the day and kids love them as well.

Not into chocolate? Try out our walnut banana cupcakes instead.

CHINESE VERSION: 核桃巧克力粒杯子蛋糕

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
 

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cupcakes | MyKitchen101en

Yields: 12 cupcakes

Ingredients:

  • 180 g butter (salted, softened)
  • 35 g fine sugar
  • 5 egg yolks (grade A/size L)
  • 130 g cake flour
  • ⅓ tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsps milk powder
  • 115 g chopped walnut
  • 85 g chocolate chips + 5 g cake flour

Ingredients for meringue:

  • 5 egg whites (grade A/size L)
  • ⅛ tsp cream of tartar
  • 100 g fine sugar

For topping:

  • some chopped walnut
  • some chocolate chips

Instructions:

1 Roughly chop walnut.

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
 

2 Add 5 g of cake flour to 85 g of chocolate chips, and mix to coat well.

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake

3 Combine 130 g of cake flour, baking powder and milk powder, sift through and mix well.

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
 

4 Add a tray of water (about 2 cups) to the oven, then preheat the oven to 180°C/356°F.

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake

5 Whisk egg whites on low speed until foamy. Add in cream of tartar, and whisk until tiny bubbles are formed. Add in sugar gradually, whisk on low speed until soft peak (meringue is shiny with an arch shape). (Reminder: Egg whites and equipment used to beat egg whites must be grease-free, and water-free (including egg yolk). It is advisable to clean the egg shells and equipment with dishwasher detergent, then dry with a clean cloth. Use a clean small bowl to separate the egg yolk and egg white, if the egg yolk cracks, don’t use that egg white.)

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake

6 Combine butter and 35 g of sugar, and beat over medium speed until light and fluffy. Add in egg yolks gradually, and beat until well combined. Sift in flour mixture, mix over low speed until combined. Add in chopped walnut, and mix until combined.

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake

7 Add meringue to batter in 4 batches, fold gently with a spatula until well mixed.

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake

8 Add in chocolate chips, and fold until mixed.

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake

9 Line muffin pans (diameter=8 cm, depth=3 cm) with cupcake liners, and fill batter evenly into each cup.

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake

10 Top each with some chopped walnut and chocolate chips.

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake

11 Put into the preheated oven, bake at 180°C/356°F for 45 minutes, or until fully cooked (wooden stick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean).

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake

12 Unmould and cool walnut chocolate chips cupcakes on a wire rack.

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake

Walnut Chocolate Chips Cupcakes

Though it is a butter cake, the texture of Walnut Chocolate Chips Cupcakes is soft and fluffy, and not oily at all. It is not suggested to use ground walnut as it will yield a denser cake.

Rate

5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine Baking
Servings 12 pieces
Calories 342 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 muffin pans (6-holed) D: 8 cm H: 3 cm

Ingredients
 
 

  • 180 g butter salted, softened
  • 35 g fine sugar
  • 5 egg yolks grade A/size L
  • 130 g cake flour
  • tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsps milk powder
  • 115 g chopped walnut
  • 85 g chocolate chips + 5 g cake flour

For meringue:

  • 5 egg whites grade A/size L
  • tsp cream of tartar
  • 100 g fine sugar

For topping:

  • some chopped walnut
  • some chocolate chips
Makes: 8cm round3cm height

Instructions
 

  • Roughly chop walnut.
    Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
  • Add 5 g of cake flour to 85 g of chocolate chips, and mix to coat well.
    Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
  • Combine 130 g of cake flour, baking powder and milk powder, sift through and mix well.
    Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
  • Add a tray of water (about 2 cups) to the oven, then preheat the oven to 180°C/356°F.
    Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
  • Whisk egg whites on low speed until foamy. Add in cream of tartar, and whisk until tiny bubbles are formed. Add in sugar gradually, whisk on low speed until soft peak (meringue is shiny with an arch shape). (Reminder: Egg whites and equipment used to beat egg whites must be grease-free, and water-free (including egg yolk). It is advisable to clean the egg shells and equipment with dishwasher detergent, then dry with a clean cloth. Use a clean small bowl to separate the egg yolk and egg white, if the egg yolk cracks, don’t use that egg white.)
    Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
  • Combine butter and 35 g of sugar, and beat over medium speed until light and fluffy. Add in egg yolks gradually, and beat until well combined. Sift in flour mixture, mix over low speed until combined. Add in chopped walnut, and mix until combined.
    Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
  • Add meringue to batter in 4 batches, fold gently with a spatula until well mixed.
    Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
  • Add in chocolate chips, and fold until mixed.
    Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
  • Line muffin pans (diameter=8 cm, depth=3 cm) with cupcake liners, and fill batter evenly into each cup.
    Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
  • Top each with some chopped walnut and chocolate chips.
    Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
  • Put into the preheated oven, bake at 180°C/356°F for 45 minutes, or until fully cooked (wooden stick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean).
    Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake
  • Unmould and cool walnut chocolate chips cupcakes on a wire rack.
    Walnut Chocolate Chips Cake

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Notes

This recipe yields 12 cupcakes. 
The nutritional value for reference is for 1 cupcake. 

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 342kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 6gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 114mgSodium: 136mgPotassium: 134mgFiber: 1gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 493IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 1mg
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