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Coffee and Walnut Loaf Cake
This soft and moist Coffee and Walnut Loaf Cake is the perfect afternoon pick-me-up. This is one for coffee lovers!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 551 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 225 g butter
- 225 g dark brown sugar
- 4 eggs whisked
- 225 g self-raising flour
- 60 g walnuts chopped
- 2 tablespoon instant coffee
- 2 tablespoon warm water
For the icing:
- 200 g icing sugar
- 100 g butter
- 2 tablespoon whole milk
- 2 tablespoon instant coffee
- 2 tablespoon warm water
- walnuts to decorate
Instructions
To make the cake:
- Preheat your oven to 180°C/160°C(fan)/350°f/Gas 4.
- Cream 225 g Butter and 225 g Dark brown sugar together until fluffy.
- Dissolve 2 tablespoon Instant coffee in 2 tablespoon warm water and mix into the butter/sugar.
- Mix in 4 Eggs.
- Carefully fold in 225 g Self-raising flour and then fold in 60 g Walnuts.
- Grease and line the loaf tin. Pour the cake batter into the tin. Cook for 40-45 minutes, until a skewer or toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Remove from the tin and put onto a wire rack. Allow to cool completely.
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To make the icing:
- Cream together 100 g Butter and 200 g Icing sugar, until light and fluffy.
- Dissolve 2 tablespoon Instant coffee in 2 tablespoon warm water and mix into the buttercream, along with 2 tablespoon Whole milk.
- Spread the buttercream over the cooled cake and decorate with more Walnuts (optional).
Notes
- If your cake starts to look like it is burning on top, cover it in foil and continue cooking until a skewer comes out clean.
- Add some chocolate chips to the mixture for a delicious chocolate coffee combination.
- To ensure that your cake is cooked all the way through and doesn't burn either, use an oven thermometer to make sure it gets to the correct temperature for the recipe.
- Don't over mix the batter once you add the flour and walnuts. This can cause the cake to not rise.
- For some extra flavour, add a pinch of cinnamon to the coffee loaf cake mixture.
- You could make this in to a sandwich cake by slicing it in half and putting some buttercream in between the slices and then more on top.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1portion
Calories
551kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
61g
(20%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
32g
(49%)
Saturated Fat
18g
(90%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
136mg
(45%)
Sodium
243mg
(10%)
Potassium
188mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
42g
(84%)
Vitamin A
914IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
53mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 551
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1portion | |
| Calories | 551kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 32g | 49% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 136mg | 45% |
| Sodium | 243mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 188mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 42g | 84% |
| Vitamin A | 914IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 53mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.