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The ultimate makeover: Coffee walnut cake
Photo: David Holifield

The ultimate makeover: Coffee walnut cake

19 ingredients 30 min + 40 min Cuts into 12 slices openrecipes
The ultimate makeover: Coffee walnut cake

A delicious but lighter version of teatime favourite, coffee and walnut cake

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

966
Calories
39g
Protein
37g
Fat
116g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Mascarpone 2 tbsp (28g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Coffee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp coffee granules, plus 1 tsp
  • 225g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 50g ground almonds
  • 85g light muscovado sugar
  • 50g golden caster sugar
  • 25g chopped walnuts
  • 2 eggs , beaten
  • 250g natural yogurt
  • 75ml walnut oil
  • 2 tbsp golden caster sugar
  • 2 tsp coffee granules
  • 140g light mascarpone
  • 100g Quark
  • 1 tbsp icing sugar
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • 140g fondant icing sugar
  • 1 tsp coffee granules
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped walnuts

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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