Coffee Sandwich

Mon, 14 October 2024

Ingredients:

Cake: 

• 175g/6oz Self Raising Flour 

• 175g/6oz Butter or Margarine (at room temperature) 

• 175g/6oz Caster Sugar 

• 3 Eggs 

• 2 tablespoons Instant Coffee  

• Pinch of salt 

Icing/Filling: 

• 200g/7oz Icing Sugar, sieved 

• 125g/4oz Butter or Margarine (at room temperature) 

• 1 tablespoon Instant Coffee  

Method:

• Grease and base line 2 x 18cm/7" sandwich tins. Pre-heat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. 
• Place all the ingredients for the cake - flour, margarine, sugar, eggs and coffee - into a mixing bowl and beat together until mixture is smooth. 
• Transfer to the prepared tins and bake for about 25-30 minutes. The cake is baked when the top can be gently pressed and it springs back. 
• Remove the cakes from the tins and cool on a wire tray. When completely cool, make the icing by beating all ingredients together until smooth.  
• Sandwich the two cakes with the half the filling and spread the remaining icing on top of the cake. Enjoy!