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The best coffee & walnut cake
Nothing rounds off afternoon tea quite like a slice of something sweet served up alongside your cuppa. We tested 5 coffee and walnut cakes to find the most deliciously nutty, grown-up treat for your tastebuds.
We are a nation of cake-eaters! The average Brit eats three slices of cake a week, according to a survey last year by Protein World, and there are few better pairings for our other national obsession: tea! Combining rich, coffee-flavoured sponge and a slathering of sweet buttercream mixed with crunchy walnuts, a good coffee and walnut cake is comfortingly homely and just a little bit grown-up. We tested five supermarket versions to find the ultimate crowd-pleaser.
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WINNER: Sainsbury's TTD Colombian Coffee & Walnut Cake
Overall Score: 82/100
This light, fluffy sponge cake has a fresh, coffee aroma. Our testers enjoyed the balance of coffee and sweet buttercream, and found that the walnuts added a great crunch.
BUY NOW Sainsbury’s, £2.75 for 410g
RUNNER-UP: M&S Colombian Coffee & Walnut Cake
Overall Score: 76/100
A dusting of coffee powder tops this richly sweet cake, which has a delicious coffee aroma. Testers enjoyed the walnut crunch but found the coffee flavour too mild and the sponge a little dry.
In-store only, M&S, £2.80 for 425g
Tesco Finest Coffee & Walnut Cake
Overall Score: 72/100
This rich cake has a mild coffee aroma. Testers found the sweetness of the buttercream overpowered the coffee flavour but enjoyed the moist sponge and subtle walnut crunch.
BUY NOW Tesco, £2.75 for 408g
ASDA Extra Special Hand Finished Columbian Coffee & Walnut Cake
Overall Score: 72/100
This cake has a punchy, sweet coffee aroma. The flavours are well-balanced but testers found the sponge dry and craved more crunch from the walnuts.
BUY NOW ASDA, £2.25 for 388g
Morrison's The Best Coffee & Walnut Cake
Overall Score: 72/100
Sprinkled with a generous serving of walnuts, this cake has a mild caramel aroma. Testers found the overall taste too sweet, with a slightly bitter aftertaste, and the sponge a little dry.
BUY NOW Morrison’s, £2.92 for 405g
Mel is the Senior Food & Drink Writer for Good Housekeeping UK, covering all the delicious new product launches that come her way, writing about food and drink topics, and curating gift guides for the best foodie products to buy. Alongside that, she can be found developing and creating cocktails for GH and holds her WSET Level 2 in Wine and Spirits. She was part of the Good Housekeeping Institute food testing team for over four years before moving over to the digital side, so knows a thing or two about great food products. You'll find her scouring the supermarket shelves in her spare time for new and exciting ingredients to experiment with in her kitchen.
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