Create your own tasty winter bakes: coffee & walnut cake Wednesday, 18 October 2017 Are you a budding baker? We've been chatting with Simon Radley and his pastry team to get the ultimate recipe for a perfect coffee and walnut cake - a delicious autumn bake! Ingredients250g Butter unsalted, softened190g Sugar, caster60g Sugar, soft dark brown5 Medium eggs1 1/2 tsp Coffee instant1 1/2 tsp Water175g Flour plain1 1/2 tsp Baking powder75g Ground almonds90g Walnuts, chopped150g Maple syrup60g Filter coffeeMethodChop walnuts and roast them for 5 mins 160C, leave to cool.Beat the butter until smooth.Add the sugars to the butter cream.Mix instant coffee and water, whisk through the eggs.Gradually add eggs to the butter.Sieve the flour, baking powder and ground almonds, add to the butter mix.Add cool walnuts last to the mixture.Spread into a lined baking tray (based on 8 inch square).Cook 160C for 20/25mins.When cooked, turn over onto a clean board, pierce the bottom of the cake.Warm the filter coffee and maple syrup and pour over the cake.Cake has been decorated with mascarpone, crystallised lemon peel, and sugar coated walnuts.The chocolates on top are honeycomb coated dark chocolate.Happy baking! Author: Ben.McKeary