Saturday 10 July 2010

Coffee and Walnut Cake


Rushil is my son. It was his 1st B'day on 1st July,2010. On this occasion, I made a Coffee & Walnut cake for him.
Ingredients....................

For cake


  • 3 eggs

  • 225 gm. self raising flour

  • 225 gm Unsalted butter

  • 225 gm caster sugar

  • 1 tsp- baking powder

  • 50 ml- black strong coffee

  • 70gm walnut

For Butter Cream Topping

  • 125gm Unsalted butter

  • 200gm Icing sugar

  • 50ml strong Coffee

  • 12 Walnut Halves
Preparation.....................

  • Pre-heat the oven  180 C / 350 F

  • In a bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until very light and pale.

  • Add the eggs  to the butter and sugar mixture, beating well to completely incorporate each egg.

    Add the coffee to the mixture and stir well

  • Add the flour, baking powder and walnuts and stir well to completely combine

  • Spoon the cake mixture into two lined and greased 8in cake tin

  • Transfer to the oven  to bake 20-30 min until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean and the cake is golden brown.

  • Remove the cake from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack

  • For the butter cream topping, beat the butter and icing sugar together in a small bowl until pale and light

  • Add the coffee  and mix well

  • Spread the butter cream over the top of each cake, then place one cake on top of other cake

  • Decorate the top on the cake with the walnut halves and serve in generous slice

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