Coffee & Walnut Bars

Ingredients for the cakes

• 
  175g (6oz) butter or margarine, softened
• 175g (6oz) light brown sugar
• 3 medium eggs
• 175g (6oz) self raising flour
• 175g (6oz) ground walnuts
• 1-2 tsp Dr. Oetker Coffee Flavouring

For the icing

• 1 x 325g tub Dr. Oetker EasyIce Chocolate Butter Icing

Or

• 100g (4oz) unsalted butter, softened
• 175g (6oz) icing sugar
• 50g (2oz) Dr. Oetker Plain Continental Chocolate, melted

To decorate

• 16 walnut halves

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/Gas Mark 4. Grease and line a 18 x 28cm (7 x 11 inch) rectangular cake tin.
2. Place the butter or margarine in a bowl with the sugar and beat until light and creamy.
3. Whisk in the eggs along with 50g (2oz) flour. Sieve in the remaining flour and add the ground walnuts and Coffee Flavouring to taste; carefully fold into the mixture using a metal spoon.
4. Transfer to the prepared tin and smooth over the top. Bake in the oven for about 40-45 minutes until risen, firm and golden.
5. Allow to cool in the tin, then cut into 16 pieces. Carefully remove and place on a wire rack.
6. Spread each piece of cake thickly with EasyIce. 
7. Alternatively to make your own butter icing, place the butter in a bowl and beat until soft.
8. Gradually sift and beat in the icing sugar and then add enough milk / water to make the icing fluffy and spreadable.
9. Add the Plain Continental Chocolate into the icing and use as above.
10. Decorate each piece of cake with a walnut half.

Makes: 16 bars