Coffee and Walnut Loaf Cake Recipe

Name: Coffee and Walnut Loaf Cake Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 175 g butter; 175 g brown sugar; 3 eggs; 1 tbsp instant coffee dissolved in 1 tbsp warm water; 175 g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 55 g walnuts (, chopped); 50 g icing sugar; 1 tbsp instant coffee granules; 1 tsp hot water

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The coffee and walnut loaf cake recipe will be loved by people who not just love cakes but are also fans of coffee and walnuts.

The loaf shape and full-bodied taste of the recipe also make it a tad bit different from your regular cakes.

Check also marzipan loaf cake recipe.

It has a rich and aromatic flavor caused by the coffee and other important cake ingredients, including butter.

The butter and the brown sugar creamed together until fluffy, giving the recipe a super soft and fluffy cake. The instant coffee gives it a rich earthy smell and taste. It also adds to the delicious brown look of the recipe.

The texture of the recipe is smooth and nutty with chopped walnuts. The walnuts also add a tinge of nutty baked smell to the recipe that also makes it difficult to resist.

This recipe, like almost every other cake, has a hard-soft crust that is a bit browner than the cake inside. The chopped walnut also has a softened grainy, and nutty texture.

coffee and walnut loaf cake topped with coffee glaze

One of the beauties of this recipe is that it can be served in a varied number of ways and for different purposes, including as a dessert, as lunch with a cold or hot beverage, or it could be used as a celebratory cake, like birthdays. It can also be served alongside other cakes for celebrations.

Remember, you must not limit yourself to any of these occasions or timing. You could simply decide to enjoy this amazing recipe just because, with any hot or cold beverage of your choice, it promises to refresh and reenergize you no matter what.

Why does this recipe work?

Let me bring it home a little bit, this recipe is amazing but so are a lot of other recipes. However, here are a few reasons why this recipe works and why you would love it. You will be convinced to try out this recipe if you are looking for or love these things:

Coffee lovers would appreciate and love this cake recipe. However, if you are also worried that coffee would give you anxiety, then you need not be alarmed because the amount of coffee in this recipe is minimal and would only serve to keep you energized and refreshed.
Healthy walnuts are also a very important aspect of this recipe and if eating healthy is important to you, then you would love this part of the recipe.
It is an easy and convenient snack food and dessert for people looking to quickly and easily put a recipe together for any occasion or simply just for lunch or dinner.
It is a delicious, earthy, and refreshing confection recipe. It is best paired with any hot beverage, including tea. However, it can also be enjoyed with a cold beverage for refreshment as well.
The coffee and walnut loaf cake recipe is gluten-free and dairy-free, except for the butter (which can be replaced with vegan butter).
As I already pointed out, this recipe can be used for a varied number of purposes and occasions because it is versatile and delicious.

What is in the coffee and walnut loaf cake recipe?

Butter: As in most cake recipes, this ingredient is very important for this recipe. Butter is a dairy product made from fat and protein. The type of butter you use is entirely up to you but using a softened butter would make things relatively easier for you to start the process of creaming.

Brown Sugar: It is different from the white sugar you are maybe used to because of its distinct brown color that comes from the presence of molasses. They have the same nutritional benefits as white sugar, but brown sugar is used for this recipe because the color of this recipe is delicious brown, and brown sugar contributes to this color. Sugar helps to keep confections moist and soft for a long time.

Eggs: As with almost every cake recipe, you would need eggs for this cake recipe for structure, and in this recipe, what you should be gunning for is a loaf structure. Attaining a good balance between your flour ingredient and your eggs will give you the perfect structure. Eggs also add flavor and color to the recipe. It also acts as a leavening agent.

Instant Coffee: For this recipe, coffee is a cardinal ingredient, it balances out the brown sugar, and it gives the recipe a unique earthy and bitter-sweet taste and flavor. They also have a tinge of spicy notes in baked goods, adding to their overall flavor. The instant coffee should be dissolved in 1 teaspoon of warm water for this recipe. This recipe also requires extra coffee granules for the coffee glaze.

Plain flour: Flour is a base ingredient in this recipe.

Baking powder: This is the main leavening ingredient or rising agent in this recipe, and this ingredient is necessary for your cake to be fluffy, light, and soft.

For Coffee Glaze

Walnuts: As the name of the recipe implies, walnuts are also a cardinal part of the recipe. The walnuts are chopped up into chunky-sized bits, and they are a great addition to the flavor and taste of the recipe. Walnuts are great sources of antioxidants and healthy fats or unsaturated fat.

Icing Sugar: Icing sugar is made from grounding granules of sugar into fine powder form. This ingredient is used as a decorative ingredient for cakes.

How to make coffee and walnut loaf cake?

Preheat the oven to 175C and line a 2lb loaf tin with parchment paper

Cream the butter and brown sugar until its fluffy

Add the coffee dissolved in warm water, then add the eggs and mix well until well combined.

Fold in the flour, baking powder, and chopped walnuts.

Spoon the mixture into the loaf tin and bake for 40-45 minutes

Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

To make the coffee glaze:

Mix icing sugar, coffee granules, and water until combined
Drizzle over the top of the cake and scatter some chopped walnuts on top of the loaf

Top tips

For a lot of baked products, you have to be careful to follow the recipe religiously; otherwise, you could ruin the end product. For example, you could end up with a shape or structure you do not want, or the bitterness could overwhelm every other taste in the recipe.
Do not overbake. Overbaking would not only lead to a dry cake product, but you could also end up burning it.

Some variations

This recipe is as perfect as they come; however, you might feel the need to want to switch things up a bit and make your recipe with a little razzle-dazzle or just to make it simpler than what we have here. you could decide to;

Grind the walnuts into a fine powder form instead of chunky chopped bits like I did
Include other nut types; although this recipe should primarily consist of walnuts, you could get away with sneaking in a few other nut types
Add some dried fruits; for some reason, coffee, nuts, and dried fruits go so well together. However, if you do not want to alter the original recipe, you can leave it as it is.

Serving suggestions

This recipe goes great with any hot or cold beverage and a slice of the loaf cake. You can also serve it with oat milk hot chocolate or strawberry milk tea.

Storage

The cake can be stored in an airtight container for 3 – 4 days at room temperature. If it's being stored in a refrigerator, then it could have a longer shelf life.

Recipe FAQs

Is this recipe gluten-free and dairy-free?

No, it isn't gluten-free. However, the only dairy product in this recipe is the butter ingredient which can be replaced with coconut oil or vegan butter.

Is walnut good for you?

Absolutely yes, walnuts are great antioxidants; they are also good sources of good or unsaturated fat and some form of protein.

Where did coffee cakes originate?

The first coffee cake originated in Dresden, Germany. However, some people have argued that the origin of coffee cake cannot be attributed to any one culture.