Coffee & Walnut Tray Cake

Name: Coffee & Walnut Tray Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: european
Ingredients: 400 g butter (soft); 400 g sugar; 400 g flour; 8 eggs; 2 tsp instant coffee powder; 100 ml water (lukewarm); 100 g chopped walnuts; 25 g walnuts; 20 g confectioner’s sugar (for dusting)

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"One of the best cakes to enjoy as dessert when having guests over, or simply as a snack when craving something sweet...🍰"

Difficulty

Easy 👌

Preparation

10 min

Baking

20 min

Resting

0 min

Ingredients

2Servings

26⅔ g

butter (soft)

26⅔ g

sugar

26⅔ g

flour

eggs

⅛ tsp

instant coffee powder

6⅔ ml

water (lukewarm)

6⅔ g

chopped walnuts

1⅔ g

walnuts

1⅓ g

confectioner’s sugar (for dusting)

Utensils

hand mixer with beaters, baking tin, oven, wire rack, plate, knife

Step 1/4
- 26⅔ g butter (soft)
- 26⅔ g sugar
- 26⅔ g flour
- ½ eggs
- ⅛ tsp instant coffee powder
- 6⅔ ml water (lukewarm)
- hand mixer with beaters
Heat oven to 180C and make sure there’s a shelf ready in the middle. Line a 20x30 tray with baking paper. Beat the butter, sugar, flour and eggs with the coffee (mixed with the boiled water, then cooled) and a pinch of salt until creamy.
Step 2/4
- 6⅔ g chopped walnuts
Stir in the chopped walnuts.
Step 3/4
- 1⅔ g walnuts
- baking tin
- oven
- wire rack
Spoon the mix into the tray and top it with the walnut halves. Then bake for 18-20 mins until light golden and springy. Cool for a few mins in the tin, then lift the cake out and cool on a rack.
Step 4/4
- 1⅓ g confectioner’s sugar (for dusting)
- plate
- knife
When cooled completely, cut the cake into squares and place on a plate, ready to serve. You can also top the cake squares with confectioner’s sugar, if you like.
Enjoy your meal!