Coffee Cake: A Simple Recipe For A Delicious Dessert

There are many dessert recipes that can surprise us. This delicious coffee cake is ideal for a snack, breakfast or as a dessert.

Coffee is a very versatile ingredient in the kitchen. Not only to be taken as a drink, but also to prepare a great variety of desserts; you have to try to prepare them, because the result is spectacular. The aroma that spreads in the kitchen while it is being prepared is enveloping and opens our appetite. In this article we will look at some ideas for making a delicious coffee cake and some reasons for doing so.

Benefits of coffee for health

Even though coffee has a bad reputation, several studies reveal that it also has great benefits. Not only is it a powerful stimulant, it also has a vasodilating effect, which can help with headaches for example.

Coffee prevents diabetes and some cancers, helps burn fat and improves physical performance. That’s enough reason to get down to business with these simple coffee cake recipes.

A simple coffee cake

Ingredients

• 3 eggs (80 g)
• 1 cup of sugar (200 g)
• 1/2 cup of milk (100 ml).
• 1 cup of butter (100 g)
• 1 cup of instant coffee (100 ml).
• Wheat flour (200 g).
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder (10 g).
• 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder (60 g).

Preparation

1. In a deep bowl, mix the previously sifted flour with the baking powder. Add cocoa, sugar, coffee and mix. Add the milk, eggs and the previously melted butter.
2. Beat (with an electric whisk or manually) until the mixture is homogeneous.
3. Let it rest for five minutes and beat again.
4. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C. Place a container with water on the baking sheet to prevent the cake from drying out.
5. Grease and flour a mold. Pour the mixture and bake for about 40 minutes.
6. Once cold, turn out this delicious coffee cake and decorate it with a little icing sugar if you want.

Coffee cake with nuts

Ingredients

• Walnuts (to taste).
• 3 medium eggs (180 g)
• A few drops of vanilla extract.
• 2 cups of flour (200 g)
• 2 cups of butter (150 g)
• ¾ cup of brown sugar (80 g).
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder (5 g).
• 1 tablespoon of instant coffee mixed with a little water (10 g).

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
2. Grease and flour a cake mold.
3. In a deep bowl, mix the sugar with the butter, which should be at room temperature. Beat until creamy.
4. Add the eggs one by one and continue beating.
5. Now, add the vanilla essence and whisk until the mixture is uniform.
6. Add the previously sifted flour and baking powder to avoid the formation of small compact balls. Stir until there are no lumps.
7. Add the walnuts and the coffee dissolved in water.
8. Pour the mixture into the mold and cook for about 35-40 minutes. To know when the cake is ready, when you insert a toothpick, it should come out completely clean.

Coffee and chocolate cake

The combination of these two ingredients is just perfect.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of flour (200 g)
• 1 cup of sugar (200 g)
• 150 grams of butter.
• 4 medium eggs (240 g)
• 1/2 cup of milk (50 ml).
• 4 tablespoons of instant coffee (50 ml).
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder (5 g).
• 100 grams of chocolate bars.

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
2. Grease and flour a cake mold (you can also sprinkle cocoa instead of flour).
3. In a deep bowl put the butter, which should be at room temperature, and the sugar. Beat until you get a spongy mixture.
4. Add the eggs, one at a time, and continue beating (wait until the egg is well integrated before adding the next one).
5. Mix the coffee with the milk and add them to the preparation.
6. Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie and add it to the preparation (wait about five minutes, so that it is not too hot).
7. Sift the flour with the baking powder and incorporate into the preparation with gentle movements.
8. Pour the mixture into the mold and cook for about 40 minutes.

You can prepare a chocolate coating for this delicious coffee cake. To do this, put 100 grams of cream in a small saucepan and bring it to a boil.

After turning off the heat, add 100 grams of chopped chocolate bars and a piece of butter. Mix everything very well until the chocolate has melted well. Finish by pouring the topping onto the cake.