Ingredients
200g flour
4 eggs
1 ½ tsp. vanilla essence
1 cup castor sugar
2 tsp baking powder
225g butter
Method
1. Cream butter and sugar with a cake beater.
2. Sift flour and baking powder, adding 1 tbsp. of the dry mixture and 1 egg into sugar/butter and beating it using cake mixer until all four eggs and vanilla essence are added.
3. Add remaining dry mixture and mix with spatula.
4. Divide batter into two 8-inch cake pans and bake in a pre-heated oven (350 degrees F. or 180 degrees C.) for 20 to 22 minutes.
5. Cool completely on wire rack and ice.
Icing
1. In a pan, melt 150g butter and ¾ cup white granulated sugar. Set aside to cool.
2. Add 3 beaten eggs to butter and sugar and cook on lowest heat until sugar dissolves and icing has thickened. Set aside to cool.
3. Once cool, add 1tbsp. coffee (dissolved in 1tbsp, water) to icing.
4. After setting the icing in the fridge for 20 minutes. ice one cake, then top with the second cake and ice it on top and all around. Set in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Your cake is ready for devouring and sharing!
An easy coffee cake made with fresh buttermilk, eggs, and butter and sprinkled with a cinnamon sugar topping. You can serve this cake for breakfast and your family will like it.
This coffee cake recipe is quick and easy with only about 15 minutes prep time and 30 minutes baking time. The cake turns out moist and soft because of the buttermilk and the cinnamon sugar topping gets slightly crunchy when baked in the oven.
Serve with a spoon of vanilla sauce or Caramel sauce on the side and a cup of good rich coffee for a satisfying indulgence.
Ingredients
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup fresh buttermilk
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Sugar Topping
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Method
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a medium mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Break an egg and beat slightly. Beat into the butter and sugar mixture.
- Slowly add in 1 cup of fresh buttermilk and mix well with a whisk. Set aside.
- In a separate mixing bowl, measure the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a fine sieve and sift all into the mixing bowl.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until well combined. The batter will be thick.
- Butter the baking dish well and spread the batter evenly. In a small dish, mix the sugar and cinnamon together. Sprinkle liberally on top of the batter.
- Bake in a 375 degree oven for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre come out clean.
- Serve warm or make the cake ahead the day before. The flavors will mellow and taste even better the next day.
