Turkish Coffee Cake

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  Step 1

  Preheat the oven to 180'c and butter two cake tins.

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  Step 2

  Dissolve the coffee with 4 tbsp boiling water.

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  Step 3

  Whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice and salt.

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  Step 4

  Cream together the butter and sugar.

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  Step 5

  Add the vanilla and 3 tbsp of the coffee.

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  Step 6

  Beat in the eggs, one at a time, alternating with the flour.

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  Step 7

  Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

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  Step 8

  Mix in a handful of crushed walnuts.

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  Step 9

  Divide between the two cake tins and bake at 180'C for 25 minutes until golden.

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  Step 10

  To make the buttercream, whisk together the butter with the remaining Turkish Coffee.

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  Step 11

  Add the icing sugar and whisk until smooth.

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  Step 12

  Scrape the buttercream into a piping bag.

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  Step 13

  Spread half of the buttercream on the top of a cake and then sandwich the second on top. Top the second with buttercream and cover the centre of the cake with walnuts.

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  Step 14

  Decorate with mastic coated nuts around the edge of the cake and adding a few in the center.

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  Step 15

  Dust with edible gold powder and serve with hot Turkish Coffee.

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