Name: Coffee walnut streusel cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules; 1/4 cup (60ml) boiling water; 125 gram butter, softened; 1 cup (220g) caster sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 2/3 cup (160g) sour cream; 1 1/4 cup (185g) plain flour; 1/4 cup (35g) self-raising flour; 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1/2 cup (55g) coarsely chopped roasted walnuts; Walnut streusel; 2/3 cup (100g) self-raising flour; 2/3 cup (150g) firmly packed brown sugar; 100 gram cold butter, chopped; 1/2 cup (55g) coarsely chopped roasted walnuts

Coffee walnut streusel cake

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Serves 12

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

1H 15M

Ingredients

1 tablespoon instant coffee granules

1/4 cup (60ml) boiling water

125 gram butter, softened

1 cup (220g) caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

2/3 cup (160g) sour cream

1 1/4 cup (185g) plain flour

1/4 cup (35g) self-raising flour

1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1/2 cup (55g) coarsely chopped roasted walnuts

Walnut streusel

2/3 cup (100g) self-raising flour

2/3 cup (150g) firmly packed brown sugar

100 gram cold butter, chopped

1/2 cup (55g) coarsely chopped roasted walnuts

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease deep 22cm-round cake pan; line base with baking paper.

2.Combine coffee and water in small bowl; stir until coffee dissolves. Cool 5 minutes.

3.To make walnut streusel; combine flour and sugar in medium bowl; rub in butter, using fingertips, until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Stir in the walnuts.

4.Beat butter, sugar and extract in medium bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in sour cream and sifted flours and soda, in two batches. Stir in coffee mixture.

5.Spread mixture into pan; sprinkle walnut streusel over cake mixture, sprinkle walnuts over streusel.

6.Bake cake about 30 minutes. Stand cake in pan 5 minutes; turn, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool.

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