by JoanM

Created on: July 20, 2009

If I was given the choice of my favourite cake, Coffee cake would be my choice rather than chocolate, as it always seems moister and definitely more delicious. My daughter does not drink coffee but will eat my coffee cake!

I like the basic Victoria Sandwich recipe with coffee added and then it can be decorated as much or as little as you want or time allows.

Recipe

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6oz. Margarine or Butter

6oz. caster Sugar

3 eggs

6oz. Self raising Flour

1Tblsp coffee granules mixed with 1 tblsp hot water

There are two methods I like.

1. Put all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix with a n electric beater until light and fluffy.

2. Divide between 2 greased and lined cake tins, spread evenly.

3. Bake at Reg 4, 350F or 180C for 25 - 30 minutes or until springs back when lightly pressed and has shrunk from the edges of the tin.

4. Turn out onto a cooling tray and allow to cool before filling with butter cream.. made from beating together 2oz. butter or good margarine, 4oz Sifted Icing sugar and some dissolved coffee to taste. I usually dissolve 1 tblsp, but the amount depends on how strong you like it.

5.Decorate top of cake with spare butter cream and add chopped walnuts if liked.

The second method is more traditional.

1. Beat butter until soft and beat in caster sugar until light and fluffy.

2. Add eggs, one at a time beat well and fold in 1 tblsp. flour in between to prevent the mixture curdling.

3. Fold in remainder of flour lightly, and stir in coffee. Divide mixture between tins and complete as above from number 3.

A different way to finish the cake is to make a coffee water icing with some sieved icing sugar, and a little liquid coffee, this can then be decorated with piped butter cream stars and walnuts or you can make up some plain icing and pipe lines in one direction over the wet icing and then with a skewer pull the icing in opposite directions acrooss the lines in the form of a grid, but it makes a feather pattern, resulting in a very professional looking cake. You can also sandwich the cake together and then cover the sides in buttercream and roll in finely chopped nuts.

The cake will freeze or can be stored for a few days in a plastic sealable container. Hope you enjoy it, but there are a lot of calories!

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