Name: Coffee cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 185 gram butter, chopped; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup strong black coffee, cooled; 2 eggs; 2 cup self-raising flour, sifted; 1/2 cup sour cream; Coffee icing; 1 cup icing sugar, sifted; 10 gram butter; 2 tablespoon hot strong black coffee; cocoa powder, for dusting

Coffee cake

An easy coffee cake to make for afternoon tea. Spread with butter and serve warm.

Makes 1 Item

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

1H 15M

Ingredients

185 gram butter, chopped

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup strong black coffee, cooled

2 eggs

2 cup self-raising flour, sifted

1/2 cup sour cream

Coffee icing

1 cup icing sugar, sifted

10 gram butter

2 tablespoon hot strong black coffee

cocoa powder, for dusting

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease a 10 x 20cm loaf pan.

2.Combine butter and sugar in a medium saucepan. Stir over low heat until melted. Add coffee and set aside to cool, about 10 minutes.

3.Stir in eggs. Fold in flour with sour cream until combined. Pour into prepared pan, smoothing top.

4.Bake for 55-60 minutes until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.

5.To make icing: Combine icing sugar and butter in a small heatproof bowl. Stir in enough coffee to make of a spreadable consistency. Use a hot spatula to spread icing over cooled cake. Serve cake dusted with cocoa powder.

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