Coffee and walnut cake recipe
Coffee and walnut cake with xanthan gum: soft, stable and irresistible
Have you ever tried adding a touch of science to your cooking? With SpecialIngredients.it xanthan gum, you can make a coffee and walnut cake with the perfect texture and flavour!
This modern recipe combines the rich aroma of coffee with the crunch of walnuts, enhanced by xanthan gum’s ability to stabilise the batter and keep the cake soft for longer. It pairs beautifully with our milk cappuccino — perhaps made with foam whipped in a siphon!
Why use xanthan gum?
✔️ Improves the structure of the batter
✔️ Retains moisture and softness
✔️ Ideal for gluten-free cakes or alternative flours
✔️ Helps achieve clean slices and an even rise
🌰☕ Try it for your next breakfast or afternoon snack, served with a creamy cappuccino: it is sure to be a hit!
Discover SpecialIngredients.it xanthan gum and take your recipes to the next level!
Ingredients used in this recipe
Coffee and walnut cake recipe
Special Ingredients
8
30 minutes
30 minutes
Dessert
Xanthan Gum
Coffee and walnut cake with xanthan gum: soft, stable and irresistible
Have you ever tried adding a touch of science to your cooking? With SpecialIngredients.it xanthan gum, you can make a coffee and walnut cake with the perfect texture and flavour!
This modern recipe combines the rich aroma of coffee with the crunch of walnuts, enhanced by xanthan gum’s ability to stabilise the batter and keep the cake soft for longer. It pairs beautifully with our milk cappuccino — perhaps made with foam whipped in a siphon!
Why use xanthan gum?
✔️ Improves the structure of the batter
✔️ Retains moisture and softness
✔️ Ideal for gluten-free cakes or alternative flours
✔️ Helps achieve clean slices and an even rise
🌰☕ Try it for your next breakfast or afternoon snack, served with a creamy cappuccino: it is sure to be a hit!
Discover SpecialIngredients.it xanthan gum and take your recipes to the next level!
Ingredients
Cake ingredients
- 225g softened butter
- 8g baking powder
- 225g self-raising cake flour
- 2 tablespoons boiling water
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee
- 4 medium eggs
- 225g brown sugar
- 1–2g Special Ingredients xanthan gum
Icing and decoration ingredients
- 70g butter
- 150g icing sugar
- 10g instant coffee
- 10g hot water
- ½ bag walnuts, halved or finely chopped
Directions
Line 2 cake tins with baking paper and preheat the oven to 160°C.
Mix the softened butter and sugar until smooth.
Slowly add the eggs one at a time and mix until smooth.
In a separate bowl, mix the boiling water with the instant coffee. Add to the cake mixture and mix well for several minutes.
Sift the flour, baking powder and xanthan gum into the mixture. Fold in with a metal spoon.
Divide the mixture evenly between the two cake tins and bake for approximately 25 minutes. Check with a toothpick. If any mixture sticks to it, return the cake to the oven for 2–3 minutes and check again.
Once baked, remove the cakes from their tins and leave to cool on a wire rack.
Make the icing by beating the butter until pale. Gradually add the icing sugar and continue mixing.
In a separate bowl, mix the boiling water with the instant coffee, then slowly add to the icing mixture.
Once the cakes have cooled, spread a layer of icing over one cake and place the other on top. Spread more icing over the top and decorate with walnuts before serving.
To ice the entire cake, including the sides, double the icing quantities.