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Coffee Cake

Coffee Cake

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A rich and flavorful coffee cake, ideal for birthdays or a sweet treat.
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Details
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Servings 6 adults
Calories 616
Cuisine European
Taste Creamy, Sweet
Occasion Birthday, Dessert
Difficulty Level Intermediate
Cooking Method Baked
Cost $$
Diet Halal, Hindu, Lacto-Vegetarian, Ovo-Vegetarian, Pescetarian, Vegetarian
Intolerance Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Grain, Wheat

Equipment

  • 2 Cake tin 2 x 18-cm tins, greased and lined with greaseproof paper
  • Mixing bowl
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve
  • Oven

Ingredients
 
 

  • 180 g margarine at room temperature
  • 180 g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs large
  • 180 g flour self-raising, sieved
  • 10 g coffee essence
  • 225 g icing sugar sieved
  • 1 tsp coffee essence
  • 10 ml milk low-fat

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4.
  • Place all the ingredients for the cake in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until well mixed (2–3 minutes).
  • Grease the tins and put a circle of greaseproof paper at the base of each tin.
  • Place half the mixture in each of the prepared tins and bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 35 minutes.
  • When cooked, remove from the tins and allow to cool on a wire tray.
  • Place all the icing ingredients together in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.
  • Sandwich the 2 cakes with a little of the icing in the middle. Pipe the remaining icing on top of the cake.

Notes

To make a chocolate cake, substitute 110 g flour and 50 g drinking chocolate for 180 g flour (omit coffee essence).
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Nutrition per Serving

Calories: 616kcalCarbohydrates: 90gProtein: 7gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 316mgPotassium: 77mgFiber: 1gSugar: 68gVitamin A: 1196IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 1mg

Source

Adapted from 101 Square Meals: Easy Recipes for Everyday Life by the Health Service Executive and Safefood, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Original available here.
Image source:
Image from 101 Square Meals by Health Service Executive and Safefood, CC BY 4.0.
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