“Coffee is proof that mornings were created for a reason”.
When the weekly theme of the baking group I m part of was put up this Monday , I read the Group leader s recipe for this cake , and I knew that this week I wasn’t going to search any alternates or try any variations like I do to suit my tastes.
One bowl recipe, you say ? With Coffee? Choco chips added in? My oven is already preheating before I reach the end of the recipe !
This recipe is courtesy Subhashini Ramsingh of Fondbites who has adapted it from Sailusfood . Take a bow , ladies . This cake is as delicious as it is easy. Soft and moist with a rich coffee flavor and the easy (dare I say brilliant idea!) crumble of crushed biscuits and chocolate chips adds the needed crunch.
This cake is the perfect marriage of fluffy and moist. By which I mean that you can pick it up in your hand and eat it without stuff sticking to your fingers and teeth (not that , sticky cakes are always a bad thing !). AND it melts away in your mouth. The coffee flavor is to die for and it amazes me that something as simple as a few crushed up biscuits and chocochips elevates a great cake to a new level. This cake is definitely going to be made many more times in my kitchen !
One bowl coffee cake #fondbitesbakealong
Ingredients
- 170 grams or 3/4 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
- 2 Eggs , at room temperature
- 150 grams or 3/4 cup sugar
- 120 ml or 1/2 cup milk , at room temperature
- 125 grams or 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt (omit if using salted butter)
- 1 tablespoon coffee
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup crushed cookies , chopped nuts or chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180 C . Grease and flour a 8 inch round pan or a Bundt pan. A used a 6 inch oval pan here as I made two smaller cakes.
- Crush any biscuits of your choice and add choco chips or nuts. Keep aside
- Measure out all the ingredients in a big mixing bowl. Beat until uniform and fluffy. Might take 5-10 minutes depending on your mixer
- The batter is thick and fluffy. Mine looked a little curdled but baked up a dream.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Add your chocochip-biscuit mixture on top. If using a Bundt, sprinkle it on the bottom BEFORE putting in your batter. Bake at 180 C for 28-32 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the centre will come out with only a few moist crumbs
- Cool for 5 mins in the pan and invert out onto a rack and cool completely.
Notes
- I would suggest using an electric beater to incorporate some air into this batter so its all fluffy. Failing that , some long good ol whisking and super sore arms should do the magic!
- Half the recipe works just as good!
Will try this recipe ..