Babs Coffee Walnut Cake W/ Coffee Frosting

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces butter, softened (us 2 sticks)
• 8 ounces caster sugar (us superfine granulated)
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons coffee extract (uk coffee essence)
• 8 ounces self raising flour, sifted
• 3 ounces walnuts, chopped (setting whole walnuts aside for garnish)
• 4 ounces butter, softened
• 8 ounces icing sugar, sifted (us confectioners sugar )
• 1 tablespoon coffee extract

Recipe

• 1 butter 2 8inch cake pans and set aside cream the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy.
• 2 add the beaten eggs, the equivalent of one at a time, beating well. add the coffee essence and stir.
• 3 fold in the sifted flour and chopped walnuts. divide the mixture between the prepared cake pans and bake in a 350 degree oven for 35/45 minutes or until an inserted tooth pick comes out clean. set aside until cool.
• 4 coffee butter cream frosting:.
• 5 beat butter until creamy and slowly add icing sugar and coffee essence. reserve some butter cream for the cake's top decoration.
• 6 place some butter cream between the two cakes and sandwich together. add the reserved butter cream and the whole walnut pieces on top for decoration.