Easy Coffee Cake with Chocolate ganache | How to make Coffee sponge cake

     A delicious coffee sponge cake topped with a smooth chocolate ganache is always a crowd-pleaser. This Easy Coffee Cake is tender, moist, and chocolaty with its intense flavor and scrumptious taste.

 

Whip up a super easy coffee cake with very basic ingredients. 

 Ingredients for Coffee sponge cake 

•  Hot Milk 
•  Coffee powder 
•  Eggs 
•  Powdered sugar 
•  Melted Butter 
•  Vanilla extract 
•  all-purpose flour 
•  Baking powder 
•  Baking Soda 
•  Salt 

 Chocolate Ganache 

•  Dark Chocolate 
•  Heavy cream

 

 

How to make Coffee sponge cake - Step by step pictures 

 Line a cake tin with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 180°C.

Mix instant coffee powder with hot milk and set aside.

Take the eggs in a wide bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer until foamy.

Add in the powdered sugar.

Beat for about 3 - 4 minutes until the mixture triples in volume.

Add in the melted butter and vanilla extract.

Mix for a few seconds.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Gently whisk the ingredients.

Gradually add in the coffee.

Whisk gently until the mixture is smooth and free of lumps.

Pour the batter onto the prepared baking pan.

Tap the pan several times to remove large air bubbles.

Bake the cake at 180°C for 35 - 40 minutes.

Invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.

For chocolate ganache microwave the chopped chocolate and cream for a few seconds.

Spread the ganache on top of the cake.

Decorate with grated white chocolate.

Slice and serve!

Easy Coffee Cake with Chocolate ganache | How to make Coffee sponge cake

Recipe Category: Desserts
Author: Abarna Gopinath
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 35 - 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Hot Milk
• 1 - 2 tbsp Coffee powder
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup Powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup Melted Butter
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp Salt
Chocolate Ganache
• 1/2 cup Dark Chocolate
• 3- 4 tbsp Heavy cream

Instructions

Line a cake tin with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 180°C.

Mix instant coffee powder with hot milk and set aside.

Take the eggs in a wide bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer until foamy.

Add in the powdered sugar.

Beat for about 3 - 4 minutes until the mixture triples in volume.

Add in the melted butter and vanilla extract. Mix for a few seconds.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Gently whisk the ingredients.

Gradually add in the coffee.

Whisk gently until the mixture is smooth and free of lumps.

Pour the batter onto the prepared baking pan.

Bake the cake at 180°C for 35 - 40 minutes.

Invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.

For chocolate ganache microwave the chopped chocolate and cream for a few seconds.

Spread the ganache on top of the cake.

Decorate with grated white chocolate.

Slice and serve!

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