Coffee & Walnut Cake

Name: Coffee & Walnut Cake
Yield: 1 cake
Cuisine: Oats

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Skill Level Medium

Serves 1 cake

Preparation Time 15 minutes

110g unsalted butter

110g caster sugar

2 eggs

1 heaped tsp coffee granules dissolved in 25ml water

90g self-raising flour

35g walnuts, chopped

THE ICING – makes slightly more than needed, but you can use it for the centre and top

150g unsalted butter

300g icing sugar

2 tsp instant coffee dissolved in 2 tsp hot water

Creamy Superfast Oats

12 x 500g pack

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Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Place the butter into a large mixing bowl and beat until light and smooth. Add the sugar and cream together until light and fluffy.
One at a time, add each egg, making sure to beat well to completely incorporate each egg before adding the next
Add the dissolved coffee to the mixture and mix well.
Add the flour and chopped walnuts and gently fold in until completely combined.
Divide the mixture between 2 lined mini cake tins, adding to the oven to bake for 25-30 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean and the cake is golden-brown.
Remove the cakes from the oven and leave to cool.
For the icing, beat the unsalted butter on its own for about 30 seconds, then add your icing sugar and beat together.
Finally, add your dissolved coffee and set the icing aside until your cake has cooled.
Slice the top off one of your cakes, spreading the icing in the centre, then place the second cake on top and decorate as you wish.

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