Walnut or Groundnut Cake

==Ingredients==
* 8 oz flour
* 6 oz butter
* 6 oz castor sugar
* 3 eggs
* pinch of salt
* 2 oz walnuts, or roasted groundnuts
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* ½ teaspoon vanilla extract if liked
==Directions==
# Line a cake tin with greased paper.
# Chop the nuts coarsely.
# Sieve the flour, salt and baking-powder.
# cream the butter and sugar until white.
# Beat in the eggs one at a time adding 1 teaspoonful of the sifted flour with each to prevent curdling.
# Stir in half the flour, nuts and essence.
# Mix thoroughly.
# Fold in remaining half of the flour.
# Pour the mixture into a prepared tin and bake in a moderate oven 355°F.
Category:Cake Recipes