Chocolate-Coffee-Walnut cake

Ingredients :

For cake :

200g white butter

200g maida

300g sugar (powdered)

4 eggs (separated and whipped)

½ cup cocoa

¾ ^th cup yoghurt

¾ ^th level tsp baking powder

¼ th level tsp cooking soda

3 tsp instant coffee ( dissolved is a tbs of warm water)

2 tsp vanilla essence

For coffee butter icing :

½ cup white butter

1 cup icing sugar

2 level tsp instant coffee (dissolved in a tsp of warm water)

1 tbs caramel

50 g walnuts chopped

For chocolate glaze :

2 tbs white butter

1½ cups icing sugar

1 tsp instant coffee

2 level tbs cocoa powder

1 tbs milk

Method :

For cake :

Cream the butter. Add the powdered sugar to it and mix well. Sieve the maida, cocoa, baking powder and cooking soda together. Add it to the butter mixture alternating with the egg yolk and yoghurt. Mix well. At the end add vanilla essence and the dissolved coffee and mix well. Now fold in the froth of the egg white slowly into the cake mixture. Do not mix vigorously. Empty the mixture onto a greased tray. Preheat the oven at 200 degrees for 10 mins. Bake at 175 degrees for ( 1 hour ) + ( 20 to 30 mins ) .

For coffee butter icing :

Whip the butter till soft. Add the icing sugar. Whip till it’s mixed well. Now add the caramel and dissolved coffee. Whip again. Empty it out in a bowl. Place in the fridge for 5 mins. Remove and add chopped walnuts. Mix well.

For chocolate glaze :

Mix butter, icing sugar, cocoa and coffee in a bowl. Add milk, a little at a time, to make a thick stiff paste. Keep the vessel over another vessel of hot water ( double – boiler method ). Mix the mixture for a min till it becomes smooth. It should shine when coated on the back of a spoon. Remove from heat.

Putting it all together :

Cut the cake into half … horizontally. Place the first half on a plate. Top it with the coffee butter icing mixed with walnuts. Place the other half of the cake over this. Cover with the chocolate glaze. You can smoothen the glaze over the cake with a spatula dipped in hot water. Spread evenly over the top and sides of the cake. Top off with grated white chocolate and chopped walnuts.