Coffee & Walnut Cake

Ingredients

175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
175g/6oz Butter (at room temperature)
175g/6oz Caster Sugar
3 Eggs
4 tablespoons Instant Coffee (dissolved in 1 tablespoon of boiling water, then cooled)
50g/2oz Chopped Walnuts (optional)

Icing/filling

125g/4oz Icing Sugar (sieved)
50g/2oz Butter or tubbed Margarine (at room temperature)
1 tablespoon instant coffee (dissolved in 1 teaspoon of boiling water, then cooled)
Decoration
A few whole Walnuts

Method

1.Grease and base line the tin or tins with greaseproof paper.Pre-heat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4.
2.Place all the ingredients for the cake — flour, margarine, sugar, eggs, coffee and walnuts (if used) into a mixing bowl.
3.Beat all ingredients together until mixture is smooth.
4.Transfer to the prepared tin or tins and bake as follows:
5.Place Sandwich tins, in upper shelf position, for 30 minutes approx
6.Place 2lb Loaf tin, in central oven position, for 50 minutes to 1 hour approx
7.Place Ring Tin, in central position, for 30 minutes approx.
8.Cake is baked when top is gently pressed and it springs back.
9.Remove from tin and cool on a wire tray.

To Make icing /filing:
1.Beat all ingredients together until smooth and use to sandwich the cake or for topping or both!

Source: Odlums