Cocoa Coffee Cake

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

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