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| Type | Cake |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Main ingredients | Sponge cake,coffee,walnut pieces |
Coffee and walnut cake is asponge cake flavoured with coffee and walnuts.
In 1934,McDougall's published a recipe it called "new".[1]
The cake is asponge cake flavoured withcoffee andwalnuts.[1] It is made with thecreaming method.[1] The coffee flavor typically comes frominstant coffee orespresso.[1][2]
The cake is usually a layer cake, often filled with coffee-flavouredbutter icing, and topped with more coffee-flavoured butter icing and walnut halves.[1]
According toEpicurious it is "ubiquitous" in the UK.[1] Coffee and walnut cakes are widely available in supermarkets in theUnited Kingdom.[1][3] It is often offered atbake sales and sold inteahouses in the UK.[1]
ABattenberg variation of the cake was the technical challenge in the first episode of the second series ofGreat British Bake Off.[1] English food writerNigel Slater has said it would be his final meal if he had a choice.[4][3]Tasting Table called it a classic of British cooking.[5]
The American dishcoffee cake is asweet bread intended to be served with coffee, but which doesn't contain coffee as an ingredient or flavouring. It bears no relation to coffee and walnut cake.[1]
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