Coffee ring cake

Hi there I have here a gorgeous coffee cake recipe for you the smell drifting through the house when you bake this is amazing. So have a go.

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons of instant coffee

 450g Unsalted butter room temperature

 450g Caster sugar

 8 Eggs

 450g Plain flour

 2 Tablespoons baking powder

 2 Teaspoons cocoa powder

Method

 For the coffee essence put the granules and 170ml of boiling water into a saucepan and boil on a medium heat until it has reduced by about half. Remove one tablespoon to be used later in the frosting.

 Preheat the oven to 170°C.

 Place the butter, sugar and coffee essence in a stand mixer and beat with a paddle attachment until fluffy.

 Add the eggs one at a time scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula in between each addition.

Beat in the flour,  baking powder and cocoa powder slowly until all is combined.

Pour mixture into a prepared ring tin (25cm) bake for 40-50 minutes using a metal squewer to test if it is done.

Ingredients for frosting

 1 Tablespoon of the coffee extract

 250g Sifted icing sugar

 25ml Whole milk

Method

Add the Icing sugar and whole milk to a bowl mixing slowly with a hand mixer or a stand mixer when combined add the coffee extract. Spread onto the cake and sprinkle with flake.

Emma 

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