Description
This homely Coffee and Walnut Loaf Cake is delicious and easy to make. This is the perfect treat to enjoy with a mug of your favourite coffee blend. This loaf cake is the perfect size for families. Make it for a weekend dessert or take it to a party.
Ingredients
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- 60 g walnut (roughly chopped)
- 175 g caster sugar
- 225 g unsalted butter (soften)
- 200 g all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp instant coffee powder
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 4 pc large eggs
- 1 1/2 tbsp milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- a pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F.
- Grease the 1lb loaf cake pan and line the base with baking parchment.
- Roughly chopped the walnut into small pieces. Set aside.
- Heat the milk in the microwave for 10 seconds and mix with the instant coffee powder. Set aside.
- Put the soften butter into a stand mixer and beat it until creamy in a medium speed. Add the sugar. Continue to mix until well combined.
- Add the egg into the mixture one by one until well combined. Then add the vanilla extract and the coffee mixture.
- In another mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients into the stand mixer and continue to mix until just well combined.
- Use a spatula to fold in around 50g of chopped walnut into the batter and just well incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the loaf pan and sprinkle the remaining chopped walnut pieces on top of the batter. Bake it for around 35-45 mins or until insert a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
Notes
- Read the blog post for additional information for the ingredients I choose for this recipe.
- Watch my video tutorial to learn the whole process of making the cake.
Nutrition
- Calories: 259
- Sugar: 12.7
- Sodium: 179
- Fat: 16.9
- Saturated Fat: 8.7
- Carbohydrates: 24.1
- Fiber: 0.7
- Protein: 4.4
- Cholesterol: 85