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Arequipe walnut coffee cake

A tender breakfast cake with cinnamon, walnuts and arequipe ribbons beneath a crumb topping.

◷ 1 hrYield: 9 servingsEasy

Ingredients

  • 220 g all-purpose flour
  • 140 g sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 eggs
  • 180 g plain yogurt
  • 100 g melted butter
  • 160 g arequipe
  • 70 g chopped walnuts

Method

  1. Heat oven to 175°C / 350°F and grease a 20 cm square pan.
  2. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon. Stir in eggs, yogurt and 70 g melted butter.
  3. Spread half the batter, dot with arequipe and cover with remaining batter. Mix walnuts with remaining butter and a little sugar; scatter over top.
  4. Bake 35–42 minutes, until a tester comes out with moist crumbs.
Arequipe noteDo not overmix the arequipe into the batter; thick ribbons are the point.
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