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Coffee and Walnut Loaf Cake

Ingredients

2 tsp instant coffee, dissolved in 2tbsp hot water (I use Nescafe Azera)

115g unsalted Kerrygold butter, softened

115g golden caster sugar

2 eggs

135g Odlums self-raising flour

½ tsp baking powder

75g chopped walnuts (plus a few extra to decorate)

3 tbsp milk


Method

1. Preheat the oven to 160oC. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin.

2. Dissolve the coffee in the hot water

3. Add the butter and sugar to the mixer and mix until light and creamy

4. Sieve in the flour and baking powder

5. Crack the eggs into a jug and mix lightly with a fork

6. Add the eggs to the mixing bowl in a slow, steady stream mixing continuously. Continue mixing until all ingredients are fully combined. Don’t over beat

7. Pour the cake mix into the lined tin and cook in the oven for 35-40minutes until risen, golden, firm on top and shrinking from the sides of the tin

8. Leave cake in tin until cool


For the icing

2tsp Instant Coffee

1tsp Boiling Water

75g Unsalted Kerrygold Butter (Softened)

250g Sifted Icing Sugar

Cocoa Powder to decorate


9. Dissolve the instant coffee in the boiling water and leave to one side to cool slightly.

10. In a separate bowl beat together the butter and icing sugar until smooth then beat in the cooled coffee mixture.

11. Remove the cake from the loaf tin, spread the buttercream on top of the cake and sift a tablespoon or two of cocoa powder on top to serve!



Serving in forest is optional!
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