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Coffee & Walnut Loaf Cake

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Coffee and walnut cake is a classic in so many homes. It’s quick to make, tastes great and is guaranteed to get you over the 3pm slump! The playful addition of a coffee royal icing is a change from buttercream and is much faster to make.

I’ve been serving this cake for years, I hope you get to try it out.

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Coffee & Walnut Loaf Cake

Coffee & Walnut Loaf Cake

agnesgempackfoods-ie
prep time
20 mins
cooking time
60 mins
servings
8
total time
1 h 20 min

Equipment

  • Weighing scales

  • Oven

  • 1 x 2lb loaf tin

  • Parchment paper

  • Mixing bowl

  • Spatula

  • Sieve

  • Whisk

  • Chopping board

  • Knife

Ingredients

  • Cake:

  • 225g soft butter

  • 225g Gem caster sugar

  • 225g Gem plain flour

  • 1.5tsp Gem baking powder

  • 4 medium eggs

  • 2 tbsp instant coffee

  • 2 tbsp hot water

  • 100g Gem walnuts, chopped

  • Topping:

  • 175g Gem royal icing

  • 1 tsp instant coffee

  • 1 tbsp hot water

  • 12 Gem walnut halves

Instructions

1
Preheat your oven to 180C/160C fan.
2
Line the 2lb loaf tin with parchment or a paper liner.
3
Dilute the instant coffee in water and set aside.
4
Into a mixing bowl, cream the soft butter and sugar until soft and pale.
5
To this add the sieved flour, baking powder, eggs and diluted coffee.
6
Mix to form a smooth batter.
7
Add in the chopped walnuts, mix through and spoon into the prepared tin.
8
Place in the preheated oven and bake for 55-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
9
Once baked, remove and allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before demoulding onto a wire rack.
10
For the topping, dilute the coffee and hot water and add this to the royal icing.
11
Whisk this together for 3-4 minutes until thick and glossy.
12
Spoon and spread this over the cooled loaf cake and top with walnut halves.
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