Mary Berry's Coffee & Walnut Cake
Mary Berry's Coffee & Walnut cake recipe is all about the perfect combo of rich coffee flavour and the satisfying crunch of walnuts. It's a cake that's so moist and heavenly, you won't be able to resist going back for seconds (or thirds!). Perfect if you have last-minute guests popping at home or hungry kids who want a treat, this Coffee and Walnut cake by Mary Berry is an absolute must-try!
Ingredients
- Unsalted butter - 100g/3½oz softened unsalted butter. We would also need around 1 teaspoon for greasing.
- Caster sugar - 100g/3½oz
- Eggs - 2 free-range eggs.
- Self-raising flour - 100g/3½oz
- Baking powder - ½ teaspoon
- Coffee granules - 1 tablespoon of coffee granules dissolved in 1 tablespoon of boiling water5
- Walnuts - 50g/1¾oz chopped walnuts
For the topping
- Unsalted butter - 125g/4½oz unsalted softened butter
- Icing sugar - 225g/8oz sifted icing sugar
- Coffee granules - 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules dissolved in 1 tablespoon of boiling water
- Walnuts - 8 walnut halves to decorate
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
- Butter the two 18cm/7inch sandwich tins and line each base with baking paper.
- Mix the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, and coffee in a mixing bowl using an electric hand whisk if you have one handy. Combine until smooth.
- Fold gently the walnuts.
- Split the mixture evenly between the tins.
- Smooth out the surface with a spatula or the back of a spoon. We want it nice and level.
- Place those tins in the oven and let them bake for about 15-20 minutes keeping an eye on them. Check when to pull them out by inserting a skewer.
- Pull them out to cool for around 5 minutes when the skewers come out clean.
- Gently loosen the edges by using a rounded butter knife and gently loosen the edges.
- Carefully turn the cakes out onto a wire rack.
- Peel off that baking paper and let 'em cool completely.
For the filling and topping
- Beat the butter and gradually add the icing sugar. Keep on beating.
- Add that coffee and keep going until it's all smooth.
For assembling the coffee and walnut cake.
- Pick the cake with the best-looking top.
- Place the other cake upside-down on a fancy serving plate and cover it with half of the coffee icing.
- Plop the other cake right on top and press gently.
- Cover the top of the cake with the coffee icing and get creative with some walnut pieces as decoration.
- Serve and enjoy the scrumptiousness!