Coffee & Walnut Cake

Ingredients cake:

• 225g soft margarine (Clover)
• 225g caster sugar
• 225g SR flour
• 4 medium free range eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons coffee granules dissloved in 1 tablespoon hot water
• 60g chopped walnuts

Ingredients icing:

• 225g icing sugar
• 115g soft margarine (Clover)
• 1 heaped teaspoon coffee granules dissolved in 1/2 teaspoon hot water
• some walnut pieces for decoration

Cooking Instructions :

1. Make sure the soft margarine & eggs are at room temperature, then beat together with the flour, sugar, baking powder & coffee mix. Fold in the chopped walnuts.
2. Pre-heat the oven to 180degC - base line 2 x 8 inch sandwich tins with baking paper, then divide the cake mix evenly between the two tins. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until well risen and springy to touch.
3. Remove cakes from the tins and leave to cool completely on a wire rack.
4. Make the icing by beating together the soft margarine, icing sugar and coffee mix
5. Use half the icing to sandwich the two cooled cakes together, then spread the top with the remaining icing. Decorate with some walnut pieces, then serve