In walnut oil cake
In walnut oil cake (Gâteau à l'huile de noix) is a rustic, moist French cake where traditional butter is replaced by walnut oil, giving it a distinctive nutty aroma. It typically features simple ingredients like flour, sugar, eggs, and a generous amount of walnut oil, often enhanced with chopped walnuts. This cake is a specialty of the Périgord and Dordogne regions in southwestern France, an area renowned for its walnuts.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This is a high-fat, energy-dense cake due to the walnut oil and nuts, though it provides less saturated fat than butter-based cakes. It is a good source of plant-based omega-3 fatty acids and offers a moderate amount of protein from the walnuts, with a typical slice containing roughly 350-400 kcal.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 380 kcal |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Carbs | 35 g |
| Fat | 25 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 20 g |
| Sodium | 120 mg |
| Manganese | 0.8 mg |
| Copper | 0.3 mg |
| Magnesium | 45 mg |
| Phosphorus | 100 mg |
| Vitamin E | 2.5 mg |
| Omega-3 (ALA) | 1.5 g |
| Iron | 1.2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.9 mg |
Per 1 slice (100 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
Culturally, it's a proud product of France's walnut-growing heartland, often enjoyed with coffee or a glass of dessert wine. Nutritionally, the star ingredient—walnut oil—is celebrated for its high content of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), a beneficial omega-3 fatty acid.
