Coffee Walnut Loaf

Our answer

Nigella's Coffee And Walnut Layer Cake (from KITCHEN) is based on a 4-egg sponge recipe and makes 2 x 20cm layers. We believe that this amount of sponge batter is enough to fill a 950g/2-pound loaf tin (we usually see this as a loaf tin with dimensions of approximately 24cm x 12 cm). We suspect that you would need to reduce the oven temperature to 170°C/150°C fan/325°F to prevent the outside of the cake burning before the inside is cooked. Most loaf cakes of this size need 50 minutes to 1 hour to bake.

However, we would mention that as we have not tried the cake in this tin, we are unable to guarantee the results. Also we would be concerned that the cake may feel slightly dry due to the longer baking time and the absence of a buttercream filling.