Coffee and walnut cake with cardamom recipe | Macmillan Coffee Morning

Ingredients

• 2 x 20cm non stick sandwich tins lined with baking parchment
• 200g unsalted butter, softened
• 200g soft brown sugar
• 3 large free range eggs at room temp, beaten
• 200g self-raising flour
• 100g walnuts, toasted and finely ground
• 2 tbsp ground coffee
• Pinch salt
• 1 tbsp milk
• 100g caster sugar
• 100ml water
• 1/4 tsp ground white cardamom
• 185g unsalted butter, softened
• 300g icing sugar, sifted
• 1 tbsp instant coffee dissolved in 2 tsp boiling water
• Walnut halves or pieces to decorate
• Vegan alternative
• Gluten free alternative