Cocoa Coffee Cake
Recipe courtesy of Tiffani Thiessen
Ingredients:
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 extra-large eggs at room temperature
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup brewed coffee, room temp
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
- 1 tablespoon espresso powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- coffee cream glaze, for garnish
- chocolate bar, roughly chopped, for garnish
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour with cocoa powder, for color, your desired bunt pan.
In a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and mix until combined. Add vanilla bean paste and sour cream and continue to mix until fully incorporated. Lastly add you brewed coffee and combine.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, espresso powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Gently whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, adding the dry ingrediants a little at a time until fully incorporated.
Spoon the batter into the prepared bunt pans, taking care to fill them no more than three-quarters full. Bake for 50-55 minutes in a regular size bunt pan or if using small multiple bunt pans like above bake for 20-25 minutes. You will know it is done when you can insert a toothpick into the middle of the cake and it comes out clean.
Let cool for about 20 minutes, then remove the cake from pan to a cooling rack and let cool completely, about 20 minutes more. Glaze with coffee cream and top with chocolate.
Coffee Cream Glaze
Recipe courtesy of Tiffani Thiessen
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup brewed coffee, room temp
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
Directions:
In a medium bowl, blend cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Slowly add rest of the ingredients until fully incorporated. Glaze each cocoa coffee cake and let it sit for 5-10 minutes to set.
Photography by Jen Lover