Nutty Walnut Cake
175 g margarine
175 g sugar
225 g plain flour
1 1/2 level teaspoons baking powder
3 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
75 g walnuts, chopped
Coffee Icing
50 g margarine
3 tablespoons milk
225 g seived icing sugar
A few drops coffee essence
75 g walnuts, chopped and halved to decorate
Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl, beat until mixed. Place mixture in a greased and lined
17.5 cm round cake tin. bake in the centre of a pre-heated oven Gas Mark 3 for about 1 3/4hr.
Leave in tin to cool.
Icing: Place all ingredients in a bowl over a saucepan of hot water. Stir until mixture is
smooth and glossy. Remove from heat and leave until cold. Beat well until thick. Spread over
the sides of the cake and roll in the chopped nuts. Spread and pipe remaining icing over the top
of the cake and decorate with walnut halves.
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