A moist and tender coffee cake with coffee in it, topped off with a coffee streusel and coffee icing
Servings 12Servings
Prep Time 30 minutesmins
Cook Time 35 minutesmins
Total Time 1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Ingredients
Coffee Streusel
¾cupall purpose flour98g
¾cuplight brown sugar150g
1 ½tspinstant espresso powder
½tspcinnamon powder
6tbspcoldunsalted butter, cut into cubes (85g)
Pinchof salt
Coffee cake
1cupgranulated sugar220g
⅓cupunsalted buttermelted (75g)
¼cupoil50g
2eggs + 1 egg whiteroom temperature
1tspvanilla
1 ¾cupcake flour225g, or use 200g all purpose flour + 25g cornstarch
½tspsalt
1 ¼tspbaking powder
¼tspbaking soda
½cupsour cream120g
¼cuphot brewed coffee60g
Icing
1cuppowdered sugar120g
½tspvanilla
2tbspbrewed coffee
Instructions
Coffee streusel
Mix the flour, brown sugar, espresso powder, cinnamon and salt in a bowl
Add the cold cubed butter, and use your hands to rub it in until the mixture resembles crumbs. It's ok to have a few larger crumbs. You can also use a food processor for this step
Place in the fridge while you prepare the cake
Coffee cake
Preheat oven to 350F (conventional) and line a 9x9" baking pan with parchment paper
Mix the sugar, melted butter, oil and vanilla in a large bowl for 2 minutes using a hand whisk
Add the eggs and egg white and whisk for another minute
Sift in the cake flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda, and use a rubber spatula to gently fold until combined
Lastly, add the sour cream and hot brewed coffee, and fold until a smooth batter forms. Do not overmix
Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan. Then sprinkle over half of the coffee streusel. Gently spoon over the remaining half of the batter, spreading it out with a spoon or spatula, and top off with the remaining streusel
Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out with moist crumbs attached
Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes before taking it out1
Icing
Mix the powdered sugar, vanilla and coffee in a bowl until they form a smooth icing
Once the cake has cooled, drizzle over the icing, cut into squares, and serve!
Notes
This cake can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days, or in the fridge for up to 1 week.