Easy Coffee Layer Cake

Total Time: 24 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 sponge cake (8-inch /20cm - 9-inch /23cm diam, 2 layers unfilled)
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon rum (or 2 tbsp rum or brandy) or 1/2 teaspoon brandy extract (or 2 tbsp rum or brandy)
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream (whipped)
• 1/4 cup walnuts (chopped) or 1/4 cup toasted almond (chopped)

Recipe

• 1 cut each layer of sponge in half horizontally.
• 2 boil instant coffee, sugar and water together, stirring constantly until the sugar has dissolved commpletely, then simmer for 2 minutes.
• 3 cool and add essence or spirits.
• 4 whip the cream.
• 5 place a layer of sponge on a serving plate and drizzle one sizth of the syrup over it.
• 6 spread over a sixth of the whipped cream.
• 7 drizzle the same quantity of syrup over the next layer of sponge while it is laying on work surface, then place it, coffee side down over the cream.
• 8 repeat with the remaining layers, then cover the top and sides with the remaining cream.
• 9 sprinkle nuts over side and top of cake.
• 10 refrigerate for at least 12 hours, but preferably 24 hours before serving.
• 11 cut in wedges to serve.