If you love coffee, you’ll love this deliciously delectable Coffee Cake

This simple, but irresistible and delectable coffee cake is delicious when served with afternoon tea or even for a special occasion. The beautiful aroma of the coffee adds a special warmth to any winter’s day and will have you waiting to indulge.

This moist and delectable cake is egg free so it is also ideal for vegetarians. If you’re having guests, they will surely be impressed and you might find them visiting more often. So keep an extra delectable coffee cake on hand at all times.

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Coffee Cake

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Recipe by Evadini Daramalingam Course: DessertCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooking time

45

minutes

Total time

1

hour 

5

minutes

Ingredients

• For the Coffee Cake

• 3 cups flour

• 4 tsp baking powder

• 1/4 tsp bicarb

• 2 cups sugar

• a pinch of salt

• 3 tbs coffee

• 500 ml hot water

• 1/2 cup oil

• 1 Tsp vanilla essence

• 1/4 cup buttermilk

• For the Icing

• 1/2 cup (125ml) butter/margarine

• 1/2 tsp vanilla essence

• 3 TBS warm milk

• 2 tsp instant coffee

• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar

• For the Icing Glaze

• 3/4 cup icing sugar

• 1 tsp instant coffee

• Few drops of boiling water

Method

• For the Coffee Cake
• Add all the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix.
• Now add in the liquid ingredients and mix well together until it forms a smooth batter.
• Equally divide the mixture into 2 sandwich tins.
• Bake for 20–25 minutes on 180°C.
• Cool.
• Now get ready for the icing.
• For the Icing
• Cream the butter until smooth, then add vanilla essence.
• Mix together the coffee and the warm milk and add to the creamed butter mixture.
• Add enough sifted icing sugar to get a smooth consistency.
• Sandwich the cakes with the coffee icing and then spread over the top.
• For the Icing Glaze
• Sift in the icing sugar and then add the coffee.
• Add a few drops of boiling water to get a pouring consistency.
• Drizzle the glacé icing over the iced cake.
• Enjoy

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