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Classic coffee and walnut cake

Classic coffee and walnut cake

Some classic recipes you just can't beat - and this is one of those recipes. Topped with delicious coffee-infused frosting, it's the perfect cake for birthdays, or simply while catching up with friends and family. 

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  • Serves12
  • CourseCake
  • Prepare10 mins
  • Cook25 mins
  • Total time35 mins

Ingredients

  • 175g essential Waitrose Salted Dairy Butter, at room temperature
  • 175g golden caster sugar
  • 3 Waitrose British Blacktail Free Range large Eggs, beaten
  • 2 tbsp cooled strong coffee
  • 175g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 100g Waitrose Walnut Halves, 6 reserved for decoration and the rest roughly chopped

For the frosting:

  • 200g essential Waitrose Salted Dairy Butter, at room temperature
  • 400g icing sugar
  • 2 tbsp strong black coffee, cooled

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Grease and line 2 x 20cm loose-bottomed cake tins.

  2. Using an electric hand whisk, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually whisk in the eggs, then coffee, until well blended.

  3. Sift over the flour and baking powder and gently fold into the mixture with the chopped walnuts. Divide between the 2 cake tins, level off the surface and bake for 20–25 minutes until just set. Turn the cakes out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely.

  4. Meanwhile, to make the frosting, beat the butter until soft and pale then gradually beat in the sugar followed by the coffee.

  5. Spread the top of one cake with a third of the frosting then place the second cake on top. Smooth the remaining frosting around the sides and top of the cake. Decorate with the reserved walnut halves.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

2,359kJ/ 565kcals

Fat

33.2g

Saturated Fat

17.2g

Carbohydrates

61.9g

Sugars

50.5g

Fibre

0.7g

Protein

4.6g

Salt

0.8g

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