COFFEE AND WALNUT CAKE
Coffee and Walnut Cake is a perfect soft crumb, delicious cake with the flavours of coffee and cinnamon. Enjoy it as a tea time treat or for special occasions, like the upcoming Mothers' Day.
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 1½ cup wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon powder
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 100 g butter, softened I used salted
- 1 cup brown sugar soft
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup cold brewed coffee strong
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ cup walnuts roasted and chopped
Coffee Icing (optional):
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1 tbsp butter softened
- 2 tbsp cold brewed coffee strong
Instructions
Preparation of the cake:
- Preheat the oven to 160°C.
- Line a 8"X4" loaf tin with parchement paper. Or you can lightly rub butter all over the inside. Dust with flour. Tap the tin to remove excess flour.
- Sift flour, cinnamon powder, salt and baking powder together into a bowl.
- Mix the brewed coffee and milk.
- Take a mixing bowl and add butter and sugar.
- Cream the butter and sugar till its light, fluffy and becomes pale in colour.
- Add one egg and whisk well. Add the second egg and whisk.
- Add ⅓ of the flour mixture. Mix till the flour is incorporated into the mixture.
- Add half of the coffee and milk mixture. Mix well.
- Add ⅓ of the flour mixture and mix till the flour is incorporated into the mixture.
- Add the remaining coffee and milk mixture. Mix well.
- Add the remaining flour mixture. Mix till the flour is incorporated into the mixture. The batter will be sligtly thick.
- Pour the batter into the prepared tin.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or till a skewer or toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- If it is not done by 50-60 minutes, lower the temperature to 100°C and let it bake for a further 5 minutes.
- Take the tin out of the oven and let the cake cool in the tin for 10 minutes.
- Carefully remove the cake from the tin and place it on a wire rack to allow it to cool down completely.
Preparation of the Coffee Icing:
- Mix sugar and butter with a whisk or a fork.
- Add the coffee brew ½ tbsp at a time till you get a thick paste.
- Enjoy the cake with some coffee or tea.