Coffee, Walnut and Chocolate

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   Another week means another recipe!! Now 2/3 of my class tests are finished, I stepped out of my comfort zone and tried something I have never baked before.

I have been looking up lots of different cakes online and I liked the look of the bundt cake so I went to TK Maxx and bought myself one. It was relatively cheap but it is actually really good quality, I recommend TK Maxx as they have lots of nice items for the kitchen. As a bundt cake can be quite heavy, I wanted to make a cake that wouldn't be too dry once it was baked so I decided to make a coffee cake.

To make it a bit more adventurous I added in some chocolate and walnuts. I will post the recipe below for anyone's use. Hope you enjoy this weeks post!



☆- Prep Time: 30 - 35 minutes.
   Coking Time: 25 - 30 minutes.
   Easiness: Medium.

Ingredients:  

The Sponge:

  • 280g self-raising flour. 
  • 250g golden granulated sugar. 
  • 4 eggs. 
  • 250g softened butter. 
  • 100ml hot water combined with 2 tablespoons of instant coffee.
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder. 
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence. 
  • 85g of finely chopped walnuts. 



The Topping: 

  • 75g of white chocolate, melted. 
  • 75g of dark chocolate, melted. 
  • 75g of milk chocolate, melted. 
  • 1 handful of chopped walnuts. 

Method: 
  1. Preheat the oven to 180° and grease the bundt tin. To grease my bundt tin, I used some spray oil and sifted a bit of flour into the tin. 
  2. Mix the coffee and the hot water in a cup and leave to cool.
  3. Place the flour, sugar, eggs, butter, taking powder and vanilla essence in the bowl and mix it until the batter is smooth. 
  4. Once the coffee is cool, pour it into the mix. 
  5. Add in the finely chopped walnuts and mix them through thoroughly. 
  6. Pour the batter into the tin and place the tin in the centre of the oven.
  7. Bake for 25-30 minutes. 


 8.Once the cake has cooled, melt the chocolates separately in bowls over a pan with boiling water in.
 9. Use a spoon to drizzle the chocolates on alternatively. 
10. Finally, sprinkle the chopped walnuts over the cake.  



 Top Tip of the Post :If avoidable, do not open the oven door whilst the cake is cooking as it can cause the cake to collapse and not bake as well.




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