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This luxury cake is sure to impress at any dinner party.
175g/6oz butter, softened
175g/6oz caster sugar
3 large eggs, beaten
175g/6oz self-raising flour
55g/2oz chopped walnuts
2tbsp very strong coffee
For the icing:
175g/6oz butter, softened
350g/12oz icing sugar, sifted
2-3tbsp very strong coffee
Walnut halves to decorate
1. Preheat the oven to Gas 4/180ºC/350ºF. Grease and line a deep 18cm/7in round cake tin.
2. Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs. Sift the flour and add a little to the cake mixture. Then fold in the remaining flour, together with the walnuts and coffee. Spoon into the prepared tin and level the surface.
3. Bake in the oven for 1 hour or until well risen and spongy to the touch. Leave to cool in the cake tin for 5 minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack.
4. For the icing, put the butter in a bowl and cream until soft. Gradually beat in the icing sugar, then the coffee. Cut the cake horizontally into three. Use two-thirds of the icing to sandwich it together. Set on a plate. Spoon the rest of the icing over the top. Decorate with walnuts.
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