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Coffee Walnut Cake
Two layers of coffee-flecked sponge studded with chopped walnuts, sandwiched and frosted with a rich coffee buttercream and finished with walnut halves, a British tearoom favourite.
Total time
45 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
British
vegetarian
Ingredients
200gbutter, softened
200gcaster sugar
4eggs
200gself-raising flour
2 tbspinstant coffee dissolved in 1 tbsp water
100gwalnuts, finely chopped
200gbutter, softened
3 cupsicing sugar
2 tbspespresso or strong coffee
walnut halvesto decorate
Instructions
1
Beat butter and sugar until pale. Beat in eggs. Fold in flour, coffee mixture and walnuts.
2
Divide between 2 greased 20cm tins. Bake at 180°C for 25 minutes.
3
Cool completely.
4
Beat buttercream: butter, icing sugar and coffee.
5
Sandwich and frost cakes. Decorate with walnut halves.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
1669
Protein
15.7g
Fat
102.7g
Carbs
181.1g
Fiber
3.2g
Sodium
385mg
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