Name: Coffee and Walnut Cake
Yield: Serves 10
Ingredients: 2 tbsp instant coffee granules mixed to a paste with water; 3 eggs; 175 g (6¼ oz) caster sugar; 175 g (6¼ oz) butter, softened; 85 g (3 oz) walnut halves; 1 tbsp boiling water; 200 ml (7 fl oz) double cream; ½ tsp baking powder; 40 g (1½ oz) icing sugar, sifted; 250 g (9 oz) mascarpone; 190 g (6¾ oz) self-raising flour, sifted; 1 tbsp instant coffee granules

Preparation info

Serves
10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

World's Best Cakes

By Roger Pizey

Published 2013

About

Every family has a recipe for this classic cake and who can blame them? Coffee and walnuts go so well together, and the creamy coffee icing is a match made in heaven - put them all together and you have an amazing crowd-pleasing confection. Here’s my recipe for this rich and luscious cake to add to your family’s repertoire - all that’s left to do is to cut a large slice.