Coffee & Walnut Tray Cake

Step 1/4

• 400 g butter (soft)
• 400 g sugar
• 400 g flour
• 8 eggs
• 2 tsp instant coffee powder
• 100 ml water (lukewarm)

• hand mixer with beaters

Heat oven to 180C and make sure there’s a shelf ready in the middle. Line a 20x30 tray with baking paper. Beat the butter, sugar, flour and eggs with the coffee (mixed with the boiled water, then cooled) and a pinch of salt until creamy.

Step 2/4

• 100 g chopped walnuts

Stir in the chopped walnuts.

Step 3/4

• 25 g walnuts

• baking tin
• oven
• wire rack

Spoon the mix into the tray and top it with the walnut halves. Then bake for 18-20 mins until light golden and springy. Cool for a few mins in the tin, then lift the cake out and cool on a rack.

Step 4/4

• 20 g confectioner’s sugar (for dusting)

• plate
• knife

When cooled completely, cut the cake into squares and place on a plate, ready to serve. You can also top the cake squares with confectioner’s sugar, if you like.

Enjoy your meal!