Recipe c/o Waitrose
Irish Coffee Layer Cake: Classic Afternoon Tea Recipe. Hello friends. So are you looking for a yummy cake recipe? Fancy making this: Irish coffee layer cake? How tasty! Love a slice of cake here, especially coffee flavoured.
Table Of Contents:
- Firstly, Irish Coffee Layer Cake Ingredients.
- Secondly, Irish Coffee Layer Cake Method.
- Thirdly, Other Recipe Ideas.

How To Make An Irish Coffee Layer Cake:
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Total time: 55 minutes
Serves: Makes 12 slices
Ingredients:
- 225g butter, softened
- 225g golden caster sugar
- 4 medium Duchy Originals from Waitrose Organic British Free Range Eggs, beaten
- 2 tbsp instant coffee granules
- 225g self-raising flour, sifted
- 2 tbsp Irish whiskey
For The Icing:
- 25g butter, softened
- 250g tub Galbani Mascarpone
- 175g icing sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp instant coffee granules
- 1 tbsp Irish whiskey
- Waitrose Coffee Beans Coated in Milk, Dark and White Chocolate
Irish Coffee Layer Cake:
Method:
Firstly, preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Butter and base-line 2x20cm sandwich tins with baking paper. Beat the butter with the sugar until pale and light. Beat in the eggs a little at a time.
Mix the coffee with 2 tbsp boiling water. Fold the sifted flour into the cake mixture followed by the coffee and whiskey. Spoon into the prepared tins and level the surface. Bake for 30 minutes until well-risen and firm to touch. Rest in the tins for a couple of minutes then turn onto wire racks to cool completely.
For the icing, beat the butter with 25g of the mascarpone then beat in the icing sugar, reserving 2 tbsp to decorate, until very pale and light. Mix the coffee granules with a teaspoon of boiling water and then beat into the icing. Gradually beat in the whiskey. Sandwich the cakes together with the buttercream.
Beat the remaining mascarpone with the reserved icing sugar and spread over the top of the cake. Decorate with the chocolate coffee beans.
Cook’s Tip:
This cake gets better after a couple of days as the flavours develop. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
Irish Coffee Layer Cake: Classic Afternoon Tea Recipe *Recipe c/o Waitrose. So what do you think? Do you also fancy trying a slice or two?
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I do love drinking an Irish coffee so I'm sure I'd enjoy this 🙂 x
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Thanks Kerry 🙂
I could just eat a slice of this!
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Thanks for stopping by 🙂
I am seriously hungry now after reading this
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Hehe, thanks Kara 🙂
I love the coffee taste in desserts… and my mom too! I will show her the recipe! haha x
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Thanks Natalia 🙂
Now that is one serious cake Claire! It looks amazing.Loving your photos as always, they are beautiful 🙂 x
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Thanks for stopping by Jayne 🙂
This looks delicious, I love how you've decorated the top. Your photography is stunning by the way 🙂 x
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Thanks for stopping by Fiona, this is a guest post 🙂
I love the sound of this cake, now I am wanting cake!
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Aww, sorry Rachel 🙂
Oh my! This cake looks delicious! Perfect for these autumnal days when you just want to snuggle up on the couch and binge eat all day!
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Hehe, that sounds like a great idea 🙂
This cake looks delicous i do love a good coffee cake.
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Thanks Joanna 🙂
That cake looks absolutely amazing. I do love a good coffee cake.
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Thanks for the comment Mellissa. I love coffee cake too…
Ooooo, looks so beautiful and yum! Definitely my kind of cake! Thank you for the recipe 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by Annie 🙂
The Irish know how to do their coffee and they are great at baking so what is not to love. I like the sound of this coffee layer cake yum !
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Thanks for the comment Ana 🙂
I really shouldn't read posts about cake before dinner… now all I want is cake! 🙂 Seriously, this looks amazing!
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Hehe, I agree 🙂 Thanks for stopping by..