Coffee and Walnut Cake | Vegan Cake Recipe | Veganuary

Ingredients

• 100g/4oz dairy-free spread/margarine
• 150g/6oz soft brown sugar
• 200g/8oz self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tbsp instant coffee granules dissolved in 200ml/8 fl oz boiling water (or cooled espresso/filter coffee)
• 1 tsp xanthan gum*
• 1 tsp white wine or cider vinegar
• 100g/4oz roughly chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, or hazelnuts) - reserve 25g/1 oz to top the cake
• 1 tbsp coffee dissolved in 3 tbsp boiling water
• 200g/8oz icing sugar
• 50g/2oz dairy-free spread/margarine, softened