Coffee and walnut cake
Type | Cake |
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Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Main ingredients | Sponge cake, coffee, walnut pieces |
Coffee and walnut cake is a sponge cake flavoured with coffee and walnuts.
History
In 1934 McDougall's published a recipe it called "new".[1]
Ingredients and preparation
The cake is a sponge cake flavoured with coffee and walnuts.[1] It is made with the creaming method.[1] The coffee flavor typically comes from instant coffee or espresso.[1][2]
The cake is usually a layer cake, often filled with coffee-flavoured butter icing, and topped with more coffee-flavoured butter icing and walnut halves.[1]
Availability
According to Epicurious it is "ubiquitous" in the UK.[1] Coffee and walnut cakes are widely available in supermarkets in the United Kingdom.[1][3] It is often offered at bake sales and sold in teahouses in the UK.[1]
Recognition
The cake was the technical challenge in the first episode of Great British Bake Off.[1] English food writer Nigel 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]
Dishes with similar names
The American dish coffee cake is a sweet 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]
See also
- List of cakes
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j O'Brady, Tara (6 April 2022). "I'd Eat This Coffee and Walnut Cake As My Last Dessert on Earth". Epicurious. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Coffee and walnut cake". Good Housekeeping. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ a b Cloake, Felicity (16 April 2014). "How to make the perfect coffee and walnut cake". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Slater, Nigel (28 September 2003). "The last supper". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Ngo, Hope (15 December 2022). "The Mysterious Origins Of The UK's Classic Coffee And Walnut Cake". Tasting Table. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
Media related to Coffee and walnut cake at Wikimedia Commons
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