Coffee-Walnut Snack Cake

easy to make and tastes amazing
Easy to make and tastes amazing
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Ingredients

For the cake:
¾ cup Walnuts divided
1½ cups All-purpose flour
1 tsp Baking powder
¼ tsp Salt
1 stick Butter softened
1 cup Sugar granulated
2 Large eggs
½ tsp Vanilla extract
â…“ cup Milk
3 tbsp Black coffee strong espresso or very strong black coffee
For frosting:
1 ½ cups Confectioners' sugar
2 tbsp Butter softened
3 tbsp Cream Cheese softened
2-3 tsp Black coffee or very strong black coffee

Nutritional information

496
Calories
24g
Fat
65g
Carbohydrates
7g
Protein
128mg
Cholesterol
388mg
Sodium
Ingredients
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Coffee-Walnut Snack Cake

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This Coffee-Walnut Snack Cake recipe is a delicious coffee-flavored cake which is not only quick and simple to make, it tastes amazing too! Chopped walnuts in the cake batter and sprinkled on top add texture and flavor to this tasty cake.

Start by making a cake batter and adding coffee and walnuts. Bake in the oven. When the cake is cooked, leave to cool on a wire rack. As the cake cools, make a frosting by combining coffee or espresso with butter, cream cheese, and confectioners sugar. When the cake is fully cooled, top with the smooth frosting and scatter coarsely chopped walnuts over the top. Enjoy!

To make Coffee-Walnut Snack Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingridiens for Coffee-Walnut Snack Cake

Steps to make Coffee-Walnut Snack Cake

1

Heat oven and prepare pan

1

Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Lightly grease and flour an 8-inch round pan.

2

Chop walnuts

1

Finely chop ½ cup of the walnuts using a food processor or chopper and set aside.

3

Mix dry ingredients

1

Combine 1½ cups of all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder and ¼ teaspoon of salt together in a bowl and mix until fully incorporated.

4

Combine butter and sugar

3

Beat 1 stick of butter and 1 cup of sugar together using an electric mixer until they are light and fluffy for 2-3 minutes.

5

Add eggs

3

Beat in two large eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

6

Combine milk and coffee

1

Mix â…“ of cup milk with 3 tablespoons of espresso or coffee.

7

Alternate adding coffee mixture and dry ingredients

3

Turn the mixer to low speed. Gradually add the flour mixture into the creamed mixture, alternating with the coffee mixture. Blend well.

8

Add walnuts

1

Fold in the finely chopped walnuts.

9

Transfer batter to the baking pan

1

Spread the cake batter in the cake pan.

10

Bake

40

Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes until the cake springs back when lightly touched with a finger and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

11

Cool

10

Place the baking pan on a wire rack and leave to cool for 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and leave to cool completely on the wire rack.

12

Make frosting

3

As the cake cools, blend 1½ cups of confectioners' sugar with 2 tablespoons of butter and 3 tablespoons of cream cheese. Mix in 2-3 teaspoons of strong espresso or coffee, 1 teaspoon at a time, until the frosting becomes fluffy and spreadable. Add more confectioners' sugar if it becomes too watery.

13

Chop remaining walnuts

2

Chop the remaining ¼ cup of walnuts coarsely.

14

Serve

2

Spread frosting over the top and sides and sprinkle the chopped walnuts over the top of the cake before serving.

This Coffee-Walnut Snack Cake is easy to make and tastes amazing! Try making this coffee-flavored cake soon and remember to tag your social media posts with #CookMeRecipes if you do.

Jelena is an interior designer and young mom! As a busy working mom, her time is precious so she’s always looking for a quick and efficient way to get things done. Jelena is very creative, but has a strong practical side. She loves trying new things and travels a lot, especially around Europe. The kitchen is Jelena’s safe space, where she can let her creative side out and dedicate herself to her favorite hobby - cooking!

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Athina

Amazing! Thanks for sharing recipe!

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