Walnut Cake with Coffee Cream

2 hours Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 20 minutes

310 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 Cake suggest servings

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Ingredients

2	teaspoons	butter
2	teaspoons	flour, all-purpose

Base
100	each	walnuts
4	ounces	caster sugar
4	each	egg whites

Coffe cream topping
3	each	egg yolks
3	tablespoons	powdered sugar
4	ounces	coffee	strong
2 3/4	ounces	dark chocolate
2	ounces	madeira wine	or port
10	ounces	cream

Garnish
1	x	walnut halves
1	x	crystallized flowers	lilac, violets, mimosa

Directions

Preheat oven to 325F.

Grease and flour a round cake tin.

Chop half the walnuts and grind the remainder.

Mix with the sugar. Whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks and fold into the nut and sugar mixture.

Turn into the prepared tin and bake for 15-20 mins. turn the cake on to a rack and allow to cool.

Make the coffee cream. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar in a heatproof bowl until light and creamy. Add the coffee and place the bowl over a pan of hot water. Beat the mixture until it has thickened.

Beat in the chocolate. Stir in the Madeira or port.

Allow to cool, stirring occasionally.

Whip the cream and mix it into the cold coffee mixture. Spread the cream over the cake. Put the cake in the freezer for 2 hours. Take the cake out of the freezer shortly before serving and garnish with walnuts and crystallized flowers.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 153g

Amount per Serving

Calories 310 48% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.0g	25%
Saturated Fat 10.0g	51%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 55mg	18%
Sodium 46mg	2%
Total Carbohydrate 37.0g	12%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g	0%
Sugars 32.0g
Protein 2.0g	4%