Coffee Walnut Cake

Posted 2013-04-21 by Bastion Harrison ⇒ follow

Just like it is traditional for Britons to have tea & cake, so is it traditional in America to have coffee & cake. It's through this tradition that coffee cake evolved; Instead of having the drink and food separately, they were combined into one. At first, it was actually coffee bread, as yeast was used, but eventually coffee made its way into sweeter treats as well, which helped offset the bitterness. Now coffee & walnut cake are a classic combination, and for good reason. It tastes great. Based on the brands I used, each slice is about 287 calories.

Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
Makes: 10 servings

Ingredients
200g wholemeal self-raising flour
100g margarine
100g Truvia sweetener (or caster sugar if you prefer)
100g walnut halves
1 large egg
3 tbsp instant coffee granules
1/2 tsp baking powder
200g golden icing sugar
75g light margarine
75g Creme Fraiche
3 tbsp boiling water

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180 & #3872 ;C/ 160 & #3872 ;C fan/350 & #3872 ;F/4 Gas.