Coffee and Walnut Sponge Cake

Instead of a TrayBake  a Spongecake!

Mary says: The Walnuts in this cake really complement the coffee flavour and provide extra bite to contrast the moist cake and the smooth butter cream.



What do we need:

100 gr. softened butter
100 gr. caster sugar

2 Large Eggs
100 gr. self-raising flour

1 level teaspoon baking powder
50 gr. chopped Walnuts
1 Tablespoon of Coffee essence.



If you don't have any coffee essence in the cupboard use 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules mixed with 1 tablespoon hot water. Use a little more in the cake mix than in the icing.


For the filling and the topping we need:

75 gr. softened butter
225 gr. sifted icing sugar
2 Teaspoons milk
2 Teaspoons Coffee essence

8 Walnut halves, to decorate and I also used some chocolate coffee beans.

                                                                         "Enjoy"