Recipe For A Coffee And Walnut Cake

Ingredients:

This delicious coffee and walnut cake is the perfect choice for a special occasion. All you need is:

175g softened butter
175g light muscovado sugar
3 medium eggs
175g self-raising flour, sifted
2 tsp instant coffee granules
2 tbsp milk
100g walnut pieces
For the icing:
225g icing sugar, sifted
3-4 tsp instant coffee granules
3-4 tsp boiling water
50g butter, melted
2-3 tbsp milk
25g walnut pieces, chopped

Instructions:

Begin by preheating the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Grease and line a 20cm round cake tin.

Using an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, adding a tablespoon of the flour with the last egg to prevent the mixture from curdling.

Stir in the rest of the flour, the coffee granules dissolved in the milk, and the walnut pieces. Spoon the mixture into the tin and level the surface.

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until golden and springy to the touch. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

To make the icing, mix the icing sugar and coffee granules together in a bowl and add the boiling water, melted butter, and milk. Beat until smooth, then stir in the chopped walnut pieces.

Spread the icing over the top and sides of the cake and leave to set.

Nutrition:

This Coffee and Walnut Cake is a delicious treat, but it is also packed full of calories and sugar. A single serving of this cake has around 539 calories and 36g of sugar. It also contains 11.8g of fat, of which 6.4g is saturated fat, and 7.4g of protein.

It is also a good source of dietary fibre, containing 2.3g per serving. It also contains small amounts of calcium and iron.

It is important to remember that this cake should be enjoyed in moderation, as part of a healthy, balanced diet. This cake should not be eaten as a snack, but rather as part of a main meal.