Chocolate Coffee Cake with Coffee Icing
🕒 Prep Time: 15 minutes
🕒 Cook Time: 1 hour
🕒 Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
🥖 Recipe Category: Breads
🍽️ Keywords: Weeknight, Brunch, Oven, < 4 Hours
👨🍳 Description: Dazzle your guests with this “show stopper” coffee cake. Rich enough for dessert, it makes an ideal brunch cake.
Ingredients:
| Cake: | Coffee Icing: |
|---|---|
| – 1/2 cup dark brown sugar | – 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder |
| – 1/2 cup raisins | – 1 tablespoon hot water |
| – 1/2 cup walnuts | – 1/2 cup unsalted butter |
| – 2 teaspoons cinnamon | – 4 ounces cream cheese |
| – 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder | – 2 cups icing sugar |
| – 1/2 cup unsalted butter | – 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| – 3/4 cup sugar | – 1 tablespoon orange juice |
| – 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract | – Pinch of salt |
| – 2 eggs | – 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder (dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water) |
| – 3 cups all-purpose flour | |
| – 3 teaspoons baking powder | |
| – 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda | |
| – 1 1/2 teaspoons salt | |
| – 1 1/2 cups plain yogurt | |
| – 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped |
Instructions:
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Prepare Raisin-Walnut Mixture:
- In a bowl, combine dark brown sugar, raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder. Set aside.
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Prepare Batter:
- In a large bowl, cream unsalted butter until smooth.
- Gradually beat in sugar until mixture is light and fluffy.
- Stir in vanilla extract.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt twice.
- Stir flour mixture, 1/3 cup at a time, into the butter mixture, alternating with the plain yogurt.
- Beat until just well mixed. Be careful not to overmix; the batter will be thick.
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Assemble Cake:
- Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan or bundt pan.
- Spoon in one fourth of the batter.
- Sprinkle with one third of the raisin-walnut mixture.
- Repeat layering twice, ending with batter.
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Bake:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Bake the cake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Cool and Frost:
- Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack.
- Unmold the coffee cake and set it on a serving plate.
- Frost the sides and top with Coffee Icing (see instructions below).
- Sprinkle with additional raisins and walnuts if desired.
- Chill until ready to serve.
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Prepare Coffee Icing:
- Mix 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder with 1 tablespoon hot water until completely dissolved. Let it cool.
- In a separate bowl, cream together unsalted butter and cream cheese until light.
- Gradually beat in icing sugar.
- Beat in vanilla extract, orange juice, pinch of salt, and the cooled coffee mixture.
- Whip until the icing is double in volume, about 4 minutes.
This Chocolate Coffee Cake with Coffee Icing is a delightful treat for any occasion, whether it’s a lazy weekend brunch or a special dessert after dinner. Enjoy the rich flavors of chocolate and coffee in every bite, topped with a creamy coffee-infused icing that adds the perfect finishing touch. Serve it with a hot cup of coffee or tea for the ultimate indulgence!
