Polish Walnut Cake (Tort Orzechowy) – moist, creamy, and incredibly delicious! 🌰🍰

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Polish Walnut Cake (Tort Orzechowy) – moist, creamy, and incredibly delicious! 🌰🍰

This Polish walnut cake is a real treat for anyone who loves walnuts and creamy cakes! A light sponge cake with toasted walnuts, juicy prunes, and a delicate cream and sour cream filling—it is simply superb. 😍
In this video, I’ll show you step-by-step how easy it is to make a traditional Polish walnut cake (Tort Orzechowy) at home. A light walnut sponge cake pairs with a creamy filling and aromatic prunes, then gets decorated with cake crumbs, walnuts, and prunes.

Ingredients and preparation:
100 g toasted walnuts.
Finely chop them.
5 eggs – separate the whites and yolks.
5 egg whites.
A pinch of salt.
Beat until stiff peaks form.
150 g sugar. Add gradually in small portions.
Beat until the sugar dissolves and soft peaks form.
5 egg yolks.
Add gradually, beating well after each addition.
30 g vegetable oil.
150 g all-purpose flour (Type 405).
1.5 tsp baking powder.
Sift in half of the dry ingredients.
Gently fold in (using an upward motion) so the egg mixture remains light and airy.
Sift in the remaining dry ingredients. Gently fold in the mixture (using an upward motion) to keep the egg mixture light and airy.
Walnuts.
Baking pan (23–24 cm diameter).
Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 30–35 minutes.
Let it cool to room temperature.
Trim off the top layer.
Crumble the removed top layer.
Cut the cake into 3 even layers.
Pour boiling water over 200 g of dried plums (prunes). Let them soak for 10–15 minutes.
Pat the plums dry with a kitchen towel.
Finely chop them.
150 g roasted walnuts.
Finely chop them.
400 ml whipping cream (33–36% fat).
3–4 tbsp powdered sugar (to taste).
1 tsp vanilla sugar (or vanilla extract, to taste).
Whip until stiff peaks form.
500 g full-fat sour cream (18–20%).
Mix until smooth.
Assemble the cake as shown in the video.
Sprinkle with the crumbs.
Garnish with roasted walnuts and plums.
Let it chill in the refrigerator for at least a few hours.