Coffee and Walnut Cake with Buttercream Icing

Name: Coffee and Walnut Cake with Buttercream Icing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz) cream cheese; 100 g (3½ oz) unsalted butter, softened; Walnut kernels, to decorate; 1 tablespoon very strong coffee (instant coffee is easier); 250 g (9 oz) demerara sugar; 4 eggs; 250 g (9 oz) lightly salted butter; 1 level teaspoon baking powder; 250 g (9 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 150 g (5½ oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar; ½ teaspoon natural vanilla extract

Preparation info

Serves
8–10

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

100 Desserts to Die For

By Trish Deseine

Published 2016

About

This is a classic in the same category as the Victoria sponge cake. The combination of walnuts and coffee works particularly well, and the buttercream brings it all together perfectly ...

Ingredients

For the cake:

250 g (9 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour
1 level teaspoon

Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

MAKE THE CAKE. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Combine the flour and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Mix in the butter with an electric beater, then the eggs, demerara sugar and coffee. Keep beating for about 1 minute until the batter is smooth and uniform.