Coffee & Walnut Cake

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:33:57 GMT

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 170°C regular bake.

Step 2

Grease and flour a

Step 3

24-25cm round cake tin and line the base with baking paper.

Step 4

Whiz the nuts in a food processor to a very fine crumb.

Step 5

Siit the flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl.

Step 6

Add the

Step 7

nuts and stir with a whisk to combine evenly.

Step 8

Set aside.

Step 9

Cream the butter and sugar for 5 minutes in a cake mixer or with an electric beater, or 10 minutes by hand with a wooden spoon, until very pale and fluffy.

Step 10

Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating for a minute or so after each addition.

Step 11

Beat in the vanilla.

Step 12

Place the coffee in a mug or bowl with the boiled water, stirring to dissolve well.

Step 13

Add the warm milk and baking soda and stir with a fork -- it should foam a bit.

Step 14

Add to the creamed mixture along with the yoghurt and dry ingredients.

Step 15

Fold gently to combine until lump- free.

Step 16

Scrape the batter into the prepared tin and smooth.

Step 17

Bake in the lower half of the oven for 1 hour, or until a skewer poked into the middle comes out clean (don't open the oven door until the hour is up).

Step 18

Cool in the tin for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a cake rack and allow to cool completely before icing.

Step 19

To make the icing, stir the coffee and boiled water together in a mug to completely dissolve.

Step 20

Let it cool down to lukewarm.

Step 21

Add the butter to a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a cake mixer.

Step 22

Sift in the icing sugar and beat until pale and smooth.

Step 23

Add the coffee and beat to combine.

Step 24

If making the topping, add all the ingredients to a small saucepan over a medium-low heat.

Step 25

Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring so it doesn't catch and burn.

Step 26

Remove from the heat and cool.

Step 27

Spread the icing over the cooled cake with a warm knife or spatula.

Step 28

Top with the nuts if you like.

Step 29

This cake lasts for a few days in the fridge in an airtight container.

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