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Coffee & walnut cake
Photo: David Holifield

Coffee & walnut cake

11 ingredients 45 min + 30 min CUTS INTO 10 slices openrecipes
Coffee & walnut cake

The classic combo is made extra sumptuous with mascarpone frosting - a traditional sponge for cake sales and parties

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

893
Calories
22g
Protein
39g
Fat
110g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Mascarpone 2 tbsp (28g) 120
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
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

  • 250g pack softened butter , plus extra for the tins
  • 100ml strong black coffee (made with 2 tbsp coffee granules), cooled
  • 280g self-raising flour
  • 250g golden caster sugar
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 85g walnuts , 2 tbsp roughly chopped, the rest finely chopped
  • 100g icing sugar , sifted, plus a little extra for dusting
  • 150ml double cream
  • 100g mascarpone , at room temperature

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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