3 Delicious Coffee Cake Recipes

There are many surprising coffee cake recipes. This delicious cake is ideal for afternoon tea, breakfast or as a dessert. 

Coffee is a very versatile ingredient in the kitchen. Not only can you drink it, but you can also make a wide variety of desserts. We encourage you to give it a go, because the results are always spectacular. In addition, the smell that will emerge from your preparation will flood your kitchen and whet your appetite.

Despite the bad reputation of coffee, several studies have shown that coffee has great benefits. Not only is it a powerful stimulant, but it also has a vasodilator effect which can help relieve, for example, headaches.

Additionally, coffee prevents diabetes and certain types of cancer, helps burn fat, and improves physical performance. These reasons are more than enough to get your hands dirty and bake a coffee cake.

Discover 3 simple yet delicious coffee cake recipes here.

1. A simple coffee cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup of sugar (200 g)
• 3 eggs (80 g)
• 1/2 cup of milk (100 ml)
• 1 cup of butter (100 g)
• 1 teaspoon of yeast (10 g)
• 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder (60 g)
• 1 cup of soluble coffee (100 ml)
• 1 cup of wheat flour (200 g)

The preparation

1. In a container, first mix the flour previously sifted with the yeast.
2. Add the cocoa, sugar and coffee, then mix.
3. Add the eggs and melted butter.
4. Using an electric mixer or manually, then mix until you get a homogeneous texture.
5. Let sit for five minutes, then mix again.
6. Preheat your oven to 180º C.
7. Grease then flour a cake pan.
8. Pour the dough into the mold, then let the preparation cook for about forty minutes.
9.  Once the cake has cooled, unmold it, and if you want to decorate it, you can sprinkle it with icing sugar. 

2. Coffee cake with nuts

Ingredients

• 3 medium sized eggs (180 g)
• A few drops of vanilla extract  
• 2 cups of flour (200 g)
• 2 butter bars (150 g)
• ¾ cup of brown sugar (80 g)
• 1 tablespoon of yeast (5 g)
• 1 teaspoon of soluble coffee mixed with a little water (10 g)
• Nuts (as you wish)

The preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 180º C.
2. Grease then flour a cake pan.
3. In a deep container, mix the sugar and butter at room temperature, then mix until you get a cream.
4. Add the eggs one by one, and continue to mix.
5. Stir in the vanilla extract, then mix until you get a uniform texture.
6. Add the flour and baking powder that you will have previously sifted, to avoid lumps in the preparation. Mix until you obtain a dough without lumps.
7. Then add the coffee and nuts.
8. Pour the dough into a cake tin, then cook the preparation for about 40 minutes.
9. Tip to know if the cake is ready: stick a toothpick in the cake, and if it comes out completely clean, it is because it is sufficiently cooked.

3. A 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-sized eggs (240 g)
• 1/2 glass of milk (50 ml)
• 4 teaspoons of soluble coffee (50 ml)
• 1 tablespoon of yeast (5 g)
• 100 grams of chocolate bar

The preparation

1. First, preheat your oven to 180º C.
2. Grease and flour a cake tin (you can use cocoa powder instead of flour).
3. In a deep container, add room temperature butter and sugar, then mix until you get a spongy mixture.
4. Mix the coffee and the milk, then add this mixture to the preparation.
5. Melt the chocolate bars in a double boiler. Wait five minutes for the chocolate to cool slightly, then add the melted chocolate to the preparation.
6. Sift the flour and baking powder, then add these two ingredients to the preparation while mixing gently.
7. Finally, pour the dough into the cake tin, and cook for about forty minutes.

Chocolate frosting for your coffee cake

You can also make chocolate frosting for your delicious coffee cake.

Ingredients

• 100 grams of cream
• 100 grams of chocolate tablet
• Butter

The preparation

1. First wear the cream boiling .
2. Turn off the heat, then add the chocolate cut into small pieces, and a piece of butter.
3. Then mix everything together until the chocolate has completely melted.
4. Finally, pour the icing on the cake.