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Recipe: Olivia Wollenberg’s coffee and walnut frosted cake

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Anyone else already over indulging? If you haven’t started yet, it’s time to. This coffee and walnut frosted cake recipe comes to Khoollect from Olivia Wollenberg’s, Livia’s Kitchen: Naturally Sweet and Indulgent Treats. Here’s what Olivia had to say about it…

‘I don’t use walnuts in many of my recipes as they have quite a strong flavour and can be bitter. Coffee and walnut cake is really traditional, so I wanted to play around to see if I could create something yummy… and I did!’

Extracted from Livia’s Kitchen by Olivia Wollenberg (Ebury Press, hardback £20). Photography: Tara Fisher.

 

Coffee and walnut frosted cake

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Preparation Time10 MINUTES

Cooking Time30 MINUTES

Resting Time5-10 MINUTES

Serves8

LevelMedium


ingredients

Softened coconut oil, for greasing the tins
Coffee Caramel
10–15 walnuts halves, to decorate cake

For the cake:
400g walnut pieces
10g instant coffee, dissolved in 4 tablespoons boiling water
300ml maple syrup
350g oat flour
80ml full-fat coconut milk (the contents of the tin mixed well)
100g melted raw coconut oil, plus extra for greasing
2 tablespoons cacao powder
Pinch of salt

Try another from Olivia

Try Olivia’s tasty Christmas Popcorn recipe

1

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4. Grease two 20cm cake tins.

2

Grind the walnuts in a food processor until a coarse flour is formed.

3

Combine all the ingredients for the cake in a mixing bowl and stir well.

4

Divide the mixture evenly between the two cake tins.

5

Bake for 25–30 minutes, until the top is browned and the cake feels slightly firm to the touch.

6

Leave the cakes to cool for 5–10 minutes in the tin before moving to a wire rack to let cool completely.

7

Once cool, use half the Coffee Caramel frosting to cover one cake and place the other cake on top.

8

Ice with the remaining Coffee Caramel.

9

Decorate with the walnuts.

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Preparation Time10 MINUTES

Cooking Time30 MINUTES

Resting Time5-10 MINUTES

Serves8

LevelMedium


ingredients

Softened coconut oil, for greasing the tins
Coffee Caramel
10–15 walnuts halves, to decorate cake

For the cake:
400g walnut pieces
10g instant coffee, dissolved in 4 tablespoons boiling water
300ml maple syrup
350g oat flour
80ml full-fat coconut milk (the contents of the tin mixed well)
100g melted raw coconut oil, plus extra for greasing
2 tablespoons cacao powder
Pinch of salt

Try another from Olivia

Try Olivia’s tasty Christmas Popcorn recipe

1

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4. Grease two 20cm cake tins.

2

Grind the walnuts in a food processor until a coarse flour is formed.

3

Combine all the ingredients for the cake in a mixing bowl and stir well.

4

Divide the mixture evenly between the two cake tins.

5

Bake for 25–30 minutes, until the top is browned and the cake feels slightly firm to the touch.

6

Leave the cakes to cool for 5–10 minutes in the tin before moving to a wire rack to let cool completely.

7

Once cool, use half the Coffee Caramel frosting to cover one cake and place the other cake on top.

8

Ice with the remaining Coffee Caramel.

9

Decorate with the walnuts.

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Anyone else already over indulging? If you haven’t started yet, it’s time to. This coffee and walnut frosted cake recipe comes to Khoollect from Olivia Wollenberg’s, Livia’s Kitchen: Naturally Sweet and Indulgent Treats. Here’s what Olivia had to say about it…

‘I don’t use walnuts in many of my recipes as they have quite a strong flavour and can be bitter. Coffee and walnut cake is really traditional, so I wanted to play around to see if I could create something yummy… and I did!’

Extracted from Livia’s Kitchen by Olivia Wollenberg (Ebury Press, hardback £20). Photography: Tara Fisher.

 

Coffee and walnut frosted cake

1

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4. Grease two 20cm cake tins.

2

Grind the walnuts in a food processor until a coarse flour is formed.

3

Combine all the ingredients for the cake in a mixing bowl and stir well.

4

Divide the mixture evenly between the two cake tins.

5

Bake for 25–30 minutes, until the top is browned and the cake feels slightly firm to the touch.

6

Leave the cakes to cool for 5–10 minutes in the tin before moving to a wire rack to let cool completely.

7

Once cool, use half the Coffee Caramel frosting to cover one cake and place the other cake on top.

8

Ice with the remaining Coffee Caramel.

9

Decorate with the walnuts.

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Hanner 5 years ago

The coffee caramel portion of the recipe is missing!

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