Philippa Griffiths'
Coffee and Walnut Birthday Bake

• Bake type: Cakes
• Made in: Stafford
• Skill level: Medium
• Time taken: 3 hours

About this Bake

I was asked to make this for a friend's 30th birthday. He loves coffee and walnut. I decided to add the sugar brittle topping as I thought it looked more fun for a cake for a special birthday.

Top tip

Use a cake turntable and a jug of hot water to put your palette knife in as it makes smoothing the outside of the cake easier.