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Coffee Cake
Simple and quick coffee cake with coffee buttercream topping.
Prep time
10 min
Cook time
35 min
Total time
45 min
Ingredients
15
Steps
9
Filed under: dessert, cake, baking, under 1 hour, chocolate, vanilla.
Source channel: Easy Quick Recipes
Key ingredients
eggs, sugar, warm milk, instant coffee, plain flour.
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 175 g sugar
- 80 ml vegetable oil
- 80 ml warm milk
- 1 ½ tablespoons instant coffee
- 200 g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond essence (optional)
- 90 g powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons warm milk
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- some chopped nuts (optional)
- melted chocolate (optional)
Method
- Whisk 3 eggs for 3-4 minutes.
- Add 80 ml vegetable oil and whisk for 1 minute.
- Add 80 ml warm milk and 1 ½ tablespoons instant coffee, mix well and whisk for 1 minute.
- Add 200 g plain flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and ½ teaspoon almond essence (if using), then mix well.
- Pour the batter into a 20x20 cm (8x8 inch) baking pan.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 175°C (350°F) for 30-35 minutes.
- Mix 90 g powdered sugar with 2-3 tablespoons warm milk and 1 teaspoon instant coffee to make coffee buttercream.
- Pour the coffee buttercream over the cooled cake.
- Optional: sprinkle with chopped nuts or melted chocolate.