Coffee Cake (Party size)

Instructions

1. Cream together the butter or margarine with the sugar until pale coloured, light and fluffy.
2. Beat the eggs into the creamed mixture one at a time.
3. Fold or stir the flour gently in the egg mixture. Make sure the ingredients are fully combined.
4. Dissolve the coffee granules together with the hot water to form a thick paste. Fold into to the cake mixture, making sure the ingredients are evenly mixed.
5. Fill the lined cake tin and bake in the centre of the oven for 50 minutes before checking. The cake is cooked, when a skewer inserted in the cake comes out clean.
6. Leave in the tin to cool completely before turning out.
7. Split the cake in two, horizontally through the middle. Fill with the prepared butter cream. Sandwich together before covering the sides and top of the cake with the remaining butter cream.
8. The cake can then be decorated with chopped walnuts, coffee Beans, chocolate shavings, and coffee / chocolate wedges…… or whatever else you fancy.

for the Coffee Buttercream topping and filling.

1. Beat the butter and gradually start adding the icing sugar.
2. When all the sugar has been added whisk together using a hand whisk until it is very pale coloured and soft.
3. Dissolve the coffee granules together with the hot water forming a loose paste and then mix into the
4. buttercream mixture.
5. Chill in the fridge for between ½ hour and 1 hour before using.