Coffee and Walnut Cake
Another birthday and a request for a
favourite cake of my brother-in-law. Well after all it’s his birthday so he can
have whichever cake he likes, and he chose Coffee
and Walnut Cake. This is the first
time I have made Coffee and Walnut Cake,
and I must say I was delighted with the results. It had an excellent even bake, good rise, was
moist and light. What a shame then that I could not eat it – I’m afraid I just
don’t like walnuts, so no cake for me. It received rave reviews from those in
the family that did tuck in, most of them not settling for just one piece.
favourite cake of my brother-in-law. Well after all it’s his birthday so he can
have whichever cake he likes, and he chose Coffee
and Walnut Cake. This is the first
time I have made Coffee and Walnut Cake,
and I must say I was delighted with the results. It had an excellent even bake, good rise, was
moist and light. What a shame then that I could not eat it – I’m afraid I just
don’t like walnuts, so no cake for me. It received rave reviews from those in
the family that did tuck in, most of them not settling for just one piece.
Recipe
– Coffee and Walnut Cake
– Coffee and Walnut Cake
Oven temperature – 180°C / Gas
mark 4
mark 4
2 8-inch cake tins, lined and greased
Ingredients
6 oz light muscovado sugar
6 oz butter or margarine (I used Stork)
3 eggs
6 oz SR flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
3 tbsp strong black coffee
4 oz chopped walnut pieces
Walnut halves for decorating
Frosting
4 oz butter
7 oz icing sugar
1 tbsp strong black coffee
½ tsp vanilla extract
Method
Cream together the butter and muscovado
sugar, until pale and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs and coffee, beating well.
sugar, until pale and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs and coffee, beating well.
Sift in the flour and baking powder,
folding gently. Fold in the chopped
walnuts.
folding gently. Fold in the chopped
walnuts.
Divide between the two cake tins and bake
in pre-heated oven for 20 minutes or so, the sponge should be springy to the
touch. Turn onto a cooling rack.
in pre-heated oven for 20 minutes or so, the sponge should be springy to the
touch. Turn onto a cooling rack.
For the frosting, beat the butter and icing
sugar, adding the coffee and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Split the frosting to sandwich the cake together and to cover the top. If you have any spare walnuts I also like to sprinkle some finely
chopped walnuts onto the frosting that is sandwiching the two cakes
together. Spread the remaining frosting
on the top of the cake, adding the walnut halves to decorate the top of the
cake.
sugar, adding the coffee and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Split the frosting to sandwich the cake together and to cover the top. If you have any spare walnuts I also like to sprinkle some finely
chopped walnuts onto the frosting that is sandwiching the two cakes
together. Spread the remaining frosting
on the top of the cake, adding the walnut halves to decorate the top of the
cake.
Coconut Cake
I thought I would also share with you my
eldest sister’s birthday cake, whose birthday is also the same day as my brother-in-law. Her
cake of choice was a Coconut Cake, which was being baked by my other sister.
Now the bad news for me is, yes you guessed it, I don’t like coconut. What is
this some kind of conspiracy? – walnuts, coconut; next thing you know someone will
want a cake with marzipan on it! Another pet hate.
eldest sister’s birthday cake, whose birthday is also the same day as my brother-in-law. Her
cake of choice was a Coconut Cake, which was being baked by my other sister.
Now the bad news for me is, yes you guessed it, I don’t like coconut. What is
this some kind of conspiracy? – walnuts, coconut; next thing you know someone will
want a cake with marzipan on it! Another pet hate.
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| Coconut Cake |
As you can see from the photo above, one of my niece’s Sylvanian Family figures gets in on the cake action much to her delight.
I’m sure by now that you are all very worried about me. I’ve help members of my family celebrate birthdays and yet there is no cake for me. I simply could not sit there and watch others eat cake whilst I have none, or my niece for that matter, who also did not care for coconut or coffee and walnut. So I made a particular favourite of mine, Eccles Cakes which I will share with you all in another post soon.