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For the icing

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal268
  • fat17g
  • saturates11g
  • carbs26g
  • sugars21g
  • fibre0g
  • protein2g
  • salt0.4g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 170C/150C fan/gas 3. Line 18 holes in 2 bun tins with fairy cake cases. Beat the sugar with the butter until light and creamy. Beat in the eggs, one by one, adding 1 tbsp flour at the same time. Beat in the rest of the flour along with the espresso. Spoon into the cake cases and bake for 17 mins, swapping the trays after 12 mins. Cool on a wire rack.

  • step 2

    To make the icing, beat the butter until pale, then gradually beat in the icing sugar, followed by the espresso and the melted chocolate. When the cakes are completely cool, swirl the icing generously on top and decorate with coffee beans, if you like.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2012

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.39 ratings

jacquelinedent2954207

Very disappointing. Quite dry and too sweet.

fateha666

question

So what exactly does it mean bake for 17 mins but swap at 12? I am going to use 2 trays, so if one goes at the top the other at the bottom I'm swapping round? Am I being dumb?

rigor.myths0x

So yummy the sponge is light and fluffy and not to sweet

rachel7edwards

Definitely too much icing - half the recipe amount. I added a giant cadburys chocolate button on the top instead of a coffee bean... Otherwise, one of the nicest cakes I've made! Can't wait to make another batch :-) thank you.

nlpHy41Ggys

Lovely but definitely 1/2 the icing quantity!

Learningbaker

simple but prefect and so tasty. even after a very generous frosting, there was too much icing, i would reduce the volume a little especially if piping.

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