Delicious Coffee & Walnut Cake

October 01, 2017

My recipe for a classic Coffee & Walnut Cake. Three layers of delicious coffee sponge packed full of chopped walnuts and topped with smooth coffee buttercream.

For the coffee & walnut sponge

10g (2 tbsp) coffee powder (or instant coffee granules ground in a spice grinder or pestle and mortar).
150g self-raising flour
165g soft light brown sugar
165g soft margarine (or butter)
3 medium eggs
1½ tsp milk
? tsp salt
75g chopped walnuts
For the coffee buttercream

250g softened butter
500g icing sugar
¼tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp instant coffee granules
1½ tbsp boiling water
To decorate

25g chopped walnuts
A handful of walnut halves

Make the coffee & walnut sponge Pre-heat your oven to 160ºC/140ºC fan. Line 3x18cm round sandwich tins (I use these liners). Sift the self-raising flour (150g), coffee powder (10g) into a large bowl and...
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Nutritions

Calories
85

Sodium
24mg
1% DV

Fat
5g
7% DV

Protein
2g
4% DV

Carbs
8g
2% DV

Fiber
0.4g
1% DV

Vegetarian