Mary Berry Coffee Cake Food

MARY BERRY'S COFFEE AND WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Start by making the sponge.
• In a bowl, add the butter and sugar and cream until smooth.
• Add the eggs one by one, mixing well to incorporate.
• Add the sifted flour, instant coffee, baking powder and chopped walnuts, and mix well.
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit).
• Grease and flour 2 round cake tins with detachable walls (mine have a diameter of 20 cm /8 inches).
• Pour the batter in, and level it with the back of a spoon or a spatula.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cakes comes out clean.
• Transfer to a cooling wrack and leave to cool completely.
• To make the icing, sift the icing sugar, add the soften butter, expresso coffee and milk to a food processor, and blitz until smooth.
• Spread half of the icing over the first sponge, top with the second sponge, and ice the top with the remaining buttercream.
• Decorate with walnut halves.

MARY BERRY'S COFFEE AND WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Lightly butter two loose-bottomed 18cm/7in sandwich tins and line the bases with baking paper.
• Put the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, walnuts and coffee essence in a large mixing bowl and beat together (using an electric hand whisk if you have one) until well combined and smooth.
• Divide the mixture evenly between the tins. Level the surface using a spatula or the back of a spoon.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Leave the cakes to cool in the tins for 5 minutes, then run a small palette knife or rounded butter knife around the edge of the tins and carefully turn the cakes out onto a wire rack. Peel off the paper and leave to cool completely.
• For the filling and topping, beat the butter and gradually add the icing sugar. Add the milk and coffee essence and beat until smooth.
• Choose the cake with the best top, then put the other cake top-down onto a serving plate and spread with half the coffee icing. Sandwich together with the other half. Ice the top of the cake and decorate with the walnut pieces to serve.

VERY BERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Spread solid shortening on bottom and sides of a 9-inch square pan.
• Position oven rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar with electric mixer.
• Add eggs one at a time and beat until fluffy.
• Add vanilla and sour cream and mix well.
• Alternately, add flour mixture and milk to batter, beginning and ending with flour.
• Spread half the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Spread berries (well drained) on top of batter.
• Cover berries with remaining batter and spread the top evenly with a spatula (some berries will show through).
• For Crumb Topping: Combine all ingredients and pinch them with fingertips to make crumbs.
• Spread on top of cake and bake for 30 to 35 minutes (metal pan) or longer if glass pan- or until a toothpick comes out clean and cake is golden brown.
• Cool cake completely (in pan) on wire rack.
• Refrigerate overnight and cut into squares.
• Serve at room temperature.

MRS. BERRY'S BERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x11-inch baking pan.
• Mix 2 cups baking mix, boysenberries, milk, egg, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until batter is moist, about 30 seconds. Pour batter into baking pan.
• Combine 1/3 cup baking mix, 1/3 cup brown sugar, and ground cinnamon in a bowl; cut in 2 tablespoons butter with a fork, until mixture resembles coarse crumbles. Sprinkle crumbles over the batter until covered.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

BERRY GOOD COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly coat an 8 inch round cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, yogurt, butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Stir the egg mixture into the flour until well moistened. Toss the raspberries with the brown sugar in a small bowl.
• Pour 2/3 of the batter into the cake pan and sprinkle with the raspberries and almonds. Spoon the remaining batter over the raspberries.
• Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when lightly touched, 35 to 40 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• To make the glaze, stir together the sugar, milk, and 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract until smooth. Drizzle glaze over the cooled coffee cake. Serve at room temperature.

MARY BERRY'S MAPLE SYRUP CAKE

Steps:

• You will need a deep, round, 8 inch cake tin.
• Lightly grease the cake tin and line the base with a circle of nonstick baking parchment.
• Pre-heat the oven to 325.
• Put all the ingredients for the cake except the pecan nuts into a large mixing bowl and mix well until evenly blended; an electric mixer is best for this but, of course, you can also beat by hand with a wooden spoon.
• Stir in the chopped pecan nuts.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin and level the surface.
• Bake for 1-11⁄2 hours, until well risen, golden and springy to the touch.
• Allow to cool slightly, then turn the cake out onto a wire rack, peel off the lining paper and leave to cool completely.
• Whip the cream until it just holds its shape and then fold in the maple syrup.
• Split the cake horizontally into three and fill and cover with the cream, using a small palette knife to smooth it evenly over the top and sides.
• Decorate the top with the shredded orange zest.
• Store in the refrigerator.