In the end, to save my time, I decided to make a simple butter cake and incorporate instant coffee powder to flavour it. I adapted the Pandan Marble Butter Cake's recipe I baked the other day to make my version of simple coffee cake. I omitted the pandan juice from the recipe and replaced it with coffee mix. It worked!
Mini marble coffee butter cakes.
Mini Coffee Cakes
Ingredients:
- 4 Eggs
- 100gr Sugar
- 100gr Unsalted butter, melted
- 100gr Cake flour, sifted
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence
- 2 tbsp Condensed milk
- 1 tsp Ovalette/emulsifier
- 1 small pack of 2 in 1 Coffee mix (about 25gr-30gr)
- 1 tbsp Cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp Lukewarm water
Tutorials:
- Beat eggs, sugar, flour, vanilla essence, ovalette and condensed milk by using high-speed electric mixer until the mixture is pale, fluffy and double in volume.
- Slowly drizzle the melted butter onto the cake batter and keep on whisking it by using slow-speed electric mixer until everything is just well combined.
- Dilute the coffee mix and cocoa powder with lukewarm water. Set aside.
- Divide the mixture into two equal portions. Add the coffee and cocoa powder mixture into one portion and mix well by using rubber spatula.
- Pour the white and chocolate/coffee cake batters alternately into a square baking pan already lined with parchment paper.
- Bake the cake at 150-160 degree Celsius in a preheated oven for about 45 minutes.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the baking pan for about 5 minutes.
- Cut the cake to mini squares when it is completely cooled.
A mini marble coffee cake square.
Perfect for breakfast or tea time.
My husband and I think that this version of coffee cakes were not disappointing at all. In fact, they tasted great, had soft texture and would make great companions for a cup of hot coffee, Milo or tea. The cakes' coffee aroma was so strong yet it's not bitter when eaten. However, I think these mini coffee cakes may not be suitable for kids' consumption as they contain caffeine.
** Get the printable version of this recipe HERE.
** Get the printable version of this recipe HERE.
Nice texture and colors!
ReplyDeleteI love the look of these mini cakes. Very nice! Worth saving the recipe!
ReplyDeleteI love the swirls! I need to try my hand at making swirly cakes. Good job! It looks delicious :-)
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious!
ReplyDeleteOHH how pretty!
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