Coffee recipe for 4 people, takes only 10 mins; recipe has butter, golden caster sugar, egg, self-raising flour, coffee, walnut piece, coffee, milk, butter and icing sugar.
Microwave coffee & walnut cake
Course: Coffee
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
15 mins
Ingredients
- Egg: 2 eggs, beaten
- Milk: 1 tsp milk
- Butter: 85g very soft butter
- Self Raising Flour: 85g self-raising flour
- Golden Caster Sugar: 85g golden caster sugar
- Icing Sugar: 100g icing sugar
- Coffee: 2 tsp instant coffee powder
- Walnut Piece: small handful of walnut pieces (optional)
Directions
- In a medium bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs followed by the flour and instant coffee. Stir most of the walnuts (if using) into the batter, reserving a few for decoration. Transfer to a microwave-proof dish and cook in themicrowaveon full power for 2 mins. Reduce the power to medium and cook for 2 mins.
- After 4 mins, check to see if the cake is cooked - it should be risen and spring back when touched. If it needs a bit longer, cook on medium for 1 min more at a time, checking after each minute until the cake is cooked. Remove and allow to cool.
- Meanwhile, make the coffee butter cream. Dissolve the coffee in the milk, then add the butter and icing sugar. Beat until smooth, spread over the cake and top with the reserved walnuts.
