Diabetic Coffee And Walnut Cake Recipes

DIABETIC COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Sift together the flour and baking powder. Fold in the margarine and set aside.
• In a separate bowl, place the egg, milk, cold coffee, almond, vanilla and sugar substitute and mix well. Add in the flour mixture and beat until the batter is smooth.
• Pour the batter into a greased 13 x 9 inch pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes at 325 deg F.
• Tips:
• To check if the cake is done, insert a toothpick or knitting needle through the center. If the toothpick or needle comes out clean, you'll know your cake is ready.

COFFEE WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 170C Fan and spray a 24cm square cake tin evenly with the low fat cooking spray. Then line the tin with greaseproof paper.
• Sieve the bicarbonate of soda and self-raising flour into a large bowl. Then stir in the sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla essence, chopped walnuts, coffee mixture and yogurt.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites to soft peaks and then gently fold them into the cake mixture.
• Spoon the cake mixture into the cake tin using the back of a warm spoon to level the surface flat.
• Bake for approximately 30 - 35 minutes in the centre of the oven. Check the cake is cooked through by inserting a skewer into the centre and ensure it comes out clean. Remove from oven.
• Allow the cake to rest in the tin for a couple of minutes and then turn out the cake onto a wire cooking rack, remove the greaseproof paper and allow to cool completely.
• Thoroughly mix together the coffee and water mixture with the sieved icing in a bowl until smooth.
• Spread the coffee icing mixture evenly over the surface of the cake using a palette knife.
• Decorate the top with the snapped walnut pieces and once the icing has set cut the cake into 12 slices.

COFFEE WALNUT LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 8-inch cake pans, and line base of each with parchment paper. In food processor, combine 1/2 cup walnut pieces and sugar. Process to a fine powder. Add butter, flour, baking powder, salt and eggs. Process to a smooth batter.
• Add 2 tablespoons milk to coffee mixture and pour this down feed tube with motor running. Mixture should be just soft enough to drop from a spoon; if not, add more milk. Divide cake batter between two pans. Bake until risen and springy to touch, about 25 minutes. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and place on rack. Remove parchment paper. Cool completely. You may want to level them if they domed in the oven.
• For frosting: Place confectioners' sugar and salt in food processor and pulse until lump-free. Add butter and process until smooth. Add coffee mixture down feed tube and pulse until well blended.
• Place one cake upside down on a plate or cake stand. Spread with about half the frosting. Place second cake right side up on frosting, and cover top and sides in a swirly pattern. Place a walnut half in center of cake, and gently press remaining halves into top of cake, around the edge.

COFFEE & WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter 2 x 20cm springform cake tins and line with baking parchment. Set aside 2 tbsp of the coffee for the filling.
• Beat the butter, flour, sugar, baking powder, eggs, vanilla and half the remaining coffee in a large bowl with an electric whisk until lump-free. Fold in the finely chopped walnuts, then divide between the tins and roughly spread. Scatter the roughly chopped walnuts over one of the cakes. Bake the cakes for 25-30 mins until golden and risen, and a skewer poked in comes out clean. Drizzle the plain cake with the remaining coffee. Cool the cakes in the tins.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: beat together the icing sugar, cream and mascarpone, then fold in the reserved 2 tbsp coffee. Spread over the plain cake, then cover with the walnut-topped cake and dust with a little icing sugar.

THE ULTIMATE MAKEOVER: COFFEE WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Oil and bottom-line a 20cm round (6cm deep) loose-bottom tin. For the cake, mix the coffee with 2 tsp warm water and set aside. Tip the flour into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the baking powder, ground almonds, both sugars (use fingers to rub out any lumps from the muscovado) and walnuts, then make a dip in the centre. Put the eggs, yogurt, oil and coffee mix into the dip and stir the mixture with a wooden spoon so everything is evenly mixed. Spoon the mixture into the tin, smooth the top to level it, then bake for 40-45 mins, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the tin briefly, then turn it out and peel off the lining paper. Leave to cool completely while you make the filling and icing.
• Make the syrup for the filling: put the caster sugar and coffee into a small, heavy-based saucepan, then pour in 3 tbsp water. Heat gently, stirring to help the sugar dissolve. Once dissolved, raise the heat, then boil at a fast rolling boil for about 2½-3 mins until thickened and syrupy. Pour into a small heatproof bowl and set aside to cool. When cold it should be the consistency of treacle.
• Meanwhile, finish off the filling and make the icing. Beat the mascarpone, quark, icing sugar and vanilla together until smooth, then stir in the cold coffee syrup. Set aside. For the icing, sift the fondant icing sugar into a bowl. Mix the coffee with 1 tbsp warm water, stir this into the fondant icing sugar with about 1 more tsp water to give a smooth, thick but spreadable icing. Split the cake into 3, then sandwich back together with the filling. Spread the icing over the top, scatter over the chopped walnuts and leave to set. Store in the fridge.