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Mary Berry Coffee and Walnut Loaf

Mary Berry Coffee and Walnut Loaf recipe
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Mary Berry’s coffee and walnut loaf is a traditional loaf cake made with coffee-infused sponge, chopped walnuts, and a light coffee icing on top. Following the practical baking style of Mary Berry, the focus is on even texture, clear flavour, and a loaf that slices neatly every time.

Ingredients

For the cake

  • Unsalted butter – 175 g, softened

  • Caster sugar – 175 g

  • Eggs – 3 large

  • Self-raising flour – 175 g

  • Instant coffee granules – 2 tablespoons, dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water

  • Chopped walnuts – 75 g

  • Baking powder – 1 teaspoon (optional, for extra lift)

For the coffee icing

  • Icing sugar – 150 g

  • Instant coffee granules – 1 tablespoon, dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water

  • Walnut halves – for decoration (optional)

Instructions

  • Prepare the tin – Grease and line the loaf tin neatly.

  • Cream butter and sugar – Beat until pale and fluffy.

  • Add the eggs – Beat in one at a time, mixing well.

  • Add coffee – Stir in the dissolved coffee evenly.

  • Fold in flour – Gently mix in flour and baking powder.

  • Add walnuts – Fold through chopped walnuts carefully.

  • Fill the tin – Spoon mixture evenly into the tin.

  • Bake steadily – Cook until golden and a skewer comes out clean.

  • Cool fully – Turn out onto a rack before icing.

  • Ice the loaf – Mix icing ingredients and spread over the top.

Find it online: https://maryberrycooks.co.uk/mary-berry-coffee-and-walnut-loaf/