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Step 1
Preheat your oven to 180°C/160°C(fan)/350°f/Gas 4.
Step 2
Cream 225 g Butter and 225 g Dark brown sugar together until fluffy.
Step 3
Dissolve 2 tbsp Instant coffee in 2 tbsp warm water and mix into the butter/sugar.
Step 4
Mix in 4 Eggs.
Step 5
Carefully fold in 225 g Self-raising flour and then fold in 60 g Walnuts.
Step 6
Grease and line the loaf tin. Pour the cake batter into the tin. Cook for 40-45 minutes, until a skewer or toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Remove from the tin and put onto a wire rack. Allow to cool completely.
Step 7
Cream together 100 g Butter and 200 g Icing sugar, until light and fluffy.
Step 8
Dissolve 2 tbsp Instant coffee in 2 tbsp warm water and mix into the buttercream, along with 2 tbsp Whole milk.
Step 9
Spread the buttercream over the cooled cake and decorate with more Walnuts (optional).