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Hi
Thought I'd share my latest baking effort. A Coffee & Walnut Streusel cake. You can't tell from the picture, but it is a ring cake. The recipe was from the March issue of Australian Good Taste, so you'll be able to get the recipe from the Taste website soon. The Streusel part came from a layer of crumbled shortbreads and candied walnuts through the middle and on top. Next time I'll probably be a bit more heavy handed with the middle layer as I thought it kind of melted into the cake a bit. The funny part was that I had just picked up my new Kitchenaid Hand Beaters from Myer (to match my growing collection!) and was so excited to get home and bake something. Anyway, I get all the ingredients out only to discover the recipe came from a whole collection of melt and mix cakes!! No beaters required...bummer! On any other day this would be a great discovery I suppose. I will have to make some cupcakes or something to give them a test run. I was also dissapointed to discover that the Australian Good Taste home cook competition only applied to recipes from the June and July issues of the mag. Oh well, means more recipes to try I suppose :)
I sent half the cake off with my husband for a work morning tea and kept the other half for a visit from Louise and Xavier. We both managed to enjoy our cake and coffee while the little ones played. Oh and Bree thanks for the tip on the Bodum double walled latte glasses! For some reason, the same nespresso coffees seemed to taste nicer out of those glasses!
Anyway, take care and happy cooking!
Toni
