Chocolate Chips Walnut Cake

Recipe
150 gm Unsalted Butter
150 gm Sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence
3 nos Whole Eggs
225 gm Soft Flour
5 gm Baking Powder
200 gm Chocolate Chips
100 gm Chopped Walnuts
115 ml Milk

Method
1) Cream butter and sugar together in mixing bowl till smooth.
2) Add in vanilla essence and continue to beat till fluffy.
3) Add in eggs slowly one by one. The best way is to break the eggs (egg yolks) before adding it in to avoid batter splitting.
4) Make sure batter is completely smooth before proceeding to add the next egg.
5) Add in soft flour, baking powder, chocolate chips and chopped walnut.
6) Mix till all ingredients form a smooth batter. Do not overmix as cake texture will be affected (springy texture due to flour gluten).
7) Lastly add in milk slowly and mix till smooth.
8) Brush shortening on the bottom and sides of a baking pan. Line the bottom of pan with grease proof paper to prevent the cake from sticking to the bottom.
9) Pour in cake batter and bake in oven at 175 C (347 F) for 45 minutes. Insert a toothpick into centre of cake when done. If inserted toothpick comes out clean, your cake is done.

Recipe makes 1 X 15cmX15cm (6"X6") square cake pan