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Coffee and walnut cake with Cumberland rum butter
Photo: David Holifield

Coffee and walnut cake with Cumberland rum butter

12 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Makes 1 cake openrecipes

Whipped butter laced with a generous glug of rum adorns this classic cake. One for the grown-ups.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

728
Calories
19g
Protein
18g
Fat
109g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coffee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 225g/8oz salted butter
  • 450g/1lb light brown sugar
  • 8 tbsp rum
  • 225g/8oz butter
  • 225g/8oz caster sugar
  • 4 free-range eggs
  • 4 drops vanilla extract
  • 225g/8oz self-raising flour
  • pinch salt
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp instant coffee
  • handful shelled walnutswalnuts

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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