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Mocha Walnut Cake

Ingredients

4 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
200g ground walnuts
100g sr flour
2 1/2 tsps baking powder
1 tsp instant coffee
1 tbsp cocoa
2 tbsps boiling water

Ganache
90g dark chocolate
60g marge
1 tsp instant coffee dissolved in 1 tbsp boiling water

Method

Whisk the eggs and sugar, then mix in the ground walnuts, flour and baking powder. Dissolve the coffee and cocoa in the water and add to the cake batter. Pour into a lined tin and bake 20-25 minutes.
Melt together the ingredients for the ganache, and when the cake is done pour it over the top and leave to set.

Variations:

Mocha Glaze - mix all ingredients together and pour over the cake.
100g icing sugar
1/2 tbsp cocoa
1/2 tsp instant coffee dissolved in 3 tbsps boiling water
1 tsp marge

Mocha Cream - dissolve coffee in a spoon of cream, whisk in remaining ingredients until thick.
1/2 tsp instant coffee
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsps cocoa

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