Walnut Cake with Coffee Buttercream

Name: Walnut Cake with Coffee Buttercream
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 100g margarine or butter; 75g caster sugar; 1 Tbsp Golden syrup; 1 egg (extra large); 150g Self raising flour; 2 Tbsp milk; 50g Walnuts (chopped); 1 1/2 tsp instant coffee or espresso powder; 1 1/2 Tbsp whole milk, room temperature; 1 Cup (227g) unsalted butter, room temperature; 3 1/2 Cups (420g) powdered sugar; 2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1/4 tsp salt, or to taste

10 steps

Prep:40minCook:45min

My Husband's all time favourite cake. Requested for his birthday every year. His Nanna used to make it for him using the Bero flour recipe books.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:59:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories5335.9 kcal (267%)

Total Fat306 g (437%)

Carbs634.7 g (244%)

Sugars506 g (562%)

Protein33.8 g (68%)

Sodium3269 mg (163%)

Fiber7.4 g (26%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

100gmargarine

or butter

75gcaster sugar

1 Tbspgolden syrup

1egg

extra large

150gself raising flour

2 Tbspmilk

50gWalnuts

chopped

For the coffee Buttercram

1 ½ tspinstant coffee

or espresso powder

1.5 Tbspwhole milk

room temperature

1 cupunsalted butter

room temperature

420gpowdered sugar

2 tsppure vanilla extract

¼ tspsalt

or to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Cream the margarine/butter, sugar and golden syrup until light and creamy

Step 2

Beat in the egg and a little bit of the flour

Step 3

Gradually add the flour, milk and nuts

Step 4

Place mix into a greased and floured 18cm cake tin

Step 5

Bake in oven at 180° for 40-45 minutes

Step 6

Let completely cool and cut in half to sandwich the coffee buttercream

For the Coffee buttercream

Step 7

Combine the instant espresso/coffee with the whole milk and set aside.

Step 8

In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter on med-high until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes), scraping down the bowl and paddle a few times in between.

Step 9

Add the powdered sugar a few cups at a time, scraping down the bowl and paddle between intervals.

Step 10

Then add the vanilla, the coffee/espresso milk mixture, and salt. Mix on low until fully incorporated, about one minute