Coffee Cake With Coffee - An Amazing Flavorful Recipe
This moist coffee cake with coffee is rich in flavor, topped with cinnamon streusel and coffee icing, an amazing dessert for coffee lovers.
Ingredients
Coffee Streusel:
- ¾ cup all purpose flour 98g
- ¾ cup light brown sugar 150g
- 1 ½ tsp instant espresso powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon powder
- 6 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes (85g)
- Pinch of salt
Coffee cake:
- 1 cup granulated sugar 220g
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter melted (75g)
- ¼ cup oil 50g
- 2 eggs + 1 egg white room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 ¾ cup cake flour 225g, or use 200g all purpose flour + 25g cornstarch
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ cup sour cream 120g
- ¼ cup hot brewed coffee 60g
Icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar 120g
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp brewed coffee
Instructions
Coffee Streusel:
- Mix flour, brown sugar, espresso powder, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl.
- Add cold cubed butter and rub with your hands until it looks like crumbs. It's okay if some crumbs are larger. You can use a food processor for this.
- Place in the fridge while making the cake.
Coffee Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (conventional) and line a 9x9" baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix sugar, melted butter, oil, and vanilla for 2 minutes using a hand whisk.
- Add eggs and egg white, and whisk for another minute.
- Sift in cake flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Gently fold with a rubber spatula until combined.
- Add sour cream and hot brewed coffee, and fold until smooth batter forms. Do not overmix.
- Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle half of the coffee streusel on top.
- Spoon the remaining batter over the streusel, spread it out gently, and top with the rest of the streusel.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing it.
Icing:
- Mix powdered sugar, vanilla, and coffee in a bowl until smooth.
- Once the cake is cool, drizzle the icing on top.
- Cut into squares and serve.
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Notes
- The cake can be kept fresh for 2-3 days at room temperature in an airtight container.
- Alternatively, you can store the cake in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- Ensure to use an airtight container to maintain the cake's freshness.