Coffee and Walnut Cake

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    45mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    821
based on 15 ratings

A classic sponge cake flavoured with espresso coffee and walnuts filled with coffee buttercream. Simple to make but always a crowd pleaser.

recipe updated May 15, 2024

Ingredients

  • Butter icon
    Butter
    250 g
  • Espresso icon
    Espresso
    6 tablespoons
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    4
  • Golden caster sugar icon
    Golden caster sugar
    250 g
  • Walnuts icon
    Walnuts
    50 g
  • Butter icon
    Butter
    150 g
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    300 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    1 ¼ teaspoons
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    250 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    3 teaspoons
  • Walnuts icon
    Walnuts
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Prospero
  • kCook icon Round pan - 20cm (8")
  • kCook icon Kenwood bowl
  • kCook icon Serving plate

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 180°C
  2. Grease and line 2 clean round pans with parchment paper
  3. Attach K Beater
  4. Add butter and golden caster sugar to the Kenwood bowl
  5. Mix with splashguard fitted until light and fluffy then scrape bowl - 2 min, Speed Max
  6. Then add egg, vanilla extract, all purpose flour, espresso and baking powder to the Kenwood bowl
  7. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 30 sec, Speed Max
  8. Then add walnuts to the Kenwood bowl
  9. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - 30 sec, Speed 4
  10. Divide batter between 2 round pans evenly
  11. Scatter walnuts over the round pans
  12. Bake until skewer tests clean - 30 min, 180°C
  13. Transfer onto cooling rack and let cool
  14. Clean Kenwood Bowl
  15. Attach K Beater
  16. Add butter, icing sugar, espresso and vanilla extract to the Kenwood bowl
  17. Mix with splashguard fitted until creamy - 2 min, Speed Max
  18. Place one cake on serving plate
  19. Scoop half of buttercream onto cake
  20. Place the second cake half on top and lightly push down to secure
  21. Add the rest of buttercream to cake
  22. Spread evenly until level
  23. Garnish with walnuts
  24. Serve
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