How much of a coffee lover are you? What about coffee with a delicious treat to go with it? This simple coffee cake recipe is the best dessert to share with your closest friends and a steaming mug of coffee. It’s a no-fuss sweet that opens up a lot of possibilities for creativity and flavour. It’s the perfect complement to a hot beverage like coffee or tea because to its light texture and subtle coffee flavour.
EASY COFFEE CAKE TIPS
Instant coffee, which is used in the recipe, dissolves quickly and mixes well with the other ingredients. You may modify the recipe by sprinkling the cake’s top with crushed almonds and adding chocolate chips to the batter. Create many batches for a tiered cake, then use some spreadable caramel to hold the layers together. Serve your cake with a large scoop of whipped cream or ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate ganache.
Too much coffee flavour is never a bad thing. With this simple coffee cake in hand, you and your guests can relax and enjoy an afternoon tea together.
This easy-to-make coffee cake has all the hallmarks of a classic: it’s moist, tasty, and requires few ingredients.
EASY COFFEE CAKE RECIPE
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Global
Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
INGREDIENTS
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2 eggs
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2 cups flour
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2 tsp baking powder
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pinch of salt
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11⁄2 cups milk
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2 tsp vanilla essence
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11⁄2 cups sugar
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2 tbsp. instant coffee
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200 g butter
METHOD
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk butter and sugar together.
- Add in eggs and and whisk for about 2 minutes, until soft.
- Add baking powder and salt to the mixture.
- Mix the milk and vanilla essence together in a cup.
- Alternating, add milk then flour to the mixture.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 180°C.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool completely before icing. Decorate the cake with topping of your choice.
NOTES
- To make a simple chocolate ganache, melt a slab of chocolate and mix with equal quantities of cream. Drizzle over the cake.
- Serve with cream or ice-cream.