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    Moist Homemade Layered Coffee Cake

    Published: Dec 8, 2020 · Modified: Jul 29, 2022 by Radwa · This post may contain affiliate links. Leave a Comment

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    A delicious and super moist homemade layered coffee cake covered with a sweet coffee cream frosting and drizzled with melted chocolate!

    Check also, coffee loaf cake.

    Moist Homemade Layered Coffee Cake

    This coffee cake is super moist, rich, and so easy to make. It makes a lovely dessert with afternoon coffee or tea. 

    If you are a big fan of coffee like me, you will definitely love this cake because (in this recipe) both the sponge cake and the cream frosting have a strong coffee flavour.

    Homemade Coffee Cake Ingredients:

    • Eggs, room temperature
    • All-purpose flour
    • Butter, room temperature
    • Baking powder
    • Brown sugar
    • Instant coffee
    • Pecan or walnut, chopped

    Coffee Cream Frosting Ingredients:

    • Heavy whipping cream
    • Powdered suger
    • Vanilla extract
    • Instant coffee
    big piece of the cake

    How to Make Moist Homemade Layered Coffee Cake?

    steps of making the recipe

    Preparations: Preheat the oven to 170C/360F.
    Line two 9-inch springforms with parchment paper.

    Making the cake: In a bowl, mix butter with brown sugar using the electric whisk. Add the vanilla extract and eggs, one at a time, and mix well. After that, sift flour, baking powder, and instant coffee over the butter mixture, mix. Divide the batter equally between the two springforms (you can use a measuring cup).

    Baking: Bake for 30-35 minutes or until fully baked. Let the cake cool down completely before taking them out of the springform.

    layered coffee cake

    How to make the coffee cream frosting?

    steps of making the cream frosting

    In a mixing bowl, combine all the coffee cream frosting ingredients using the electric whisk until it becomes firm. (Don't over mix or the cream will turn into butter).

    How to build the coffee cake?

    Steps of building the cake

    Preparations: Microwave the chocolate for 30 seconds then set aside to cool down. 

    Put some of the coffee cream in a piping bag then sit aside.

    Place the first layer of the sponge cake in the serving dish. Then spread some of the coffee cream over it. Use the piping bag to pipe small blobs of the cream all around the edges of the cake. Next, add the second layer of the sponge cake, and repeat. 

    Sprinkle the pecans over the blobs. Place a fork in the melted chocolate then drizzle over the cake or use a piping bag.

    a big piece of the coffee cake in the plate

    Top tips

    • I recommend using a large star nozzle tip when piping the blobs on the first layer, it gives the cake a nicer look.
    • If you don't like piping, you can simply spread the cream on the cake and sprinkle some chopped walnuts over it. 
    • You may add some nuts to the batter; such as walnut or almond.

    Recipe FAQs

    Can I use decaffeinated coffee in making this cake?

    Of course, you can as long as it has a strong coffee flavour. You will have the same result as using the regular instant coffee.

    What makes this cake moist?

    Using brown sugar makes this cake incredibly moist. So, make sure to use it.

    Can I make this cake ahead of the time?

    Yes, you can when the cake cools down completely, wrap it well in plastic wrap and put it in the fridge for 3 days or freeze it for a whole month.

    one piece of the cake

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    the cake, fork and plate
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    Moist Homemade Layered Coffee Cake

    A delicious and moist homemade layered coffee cake covered with a sweet coffee cream frosting and drizzled with melted chocolate! This coffee cake is simple, rich, and so easy to make.
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Keyword Layered Coffee Cake, Moist Homemade Coffee Cake
    Prep Time 1 hour 10 minutes
    Cook Time 35 minutes
    Total Time 45 minutes
    Servings 12 servings
    Calories 327kcal
    Author Radwa

    Equipment

    • Springform
    • Measuring spoons
    • Measuring cups
    • Mixing bowl
    • Electric hand mixer

    Ingredients

    Coffee Cake Ingredients:

    • 4 eggs , room temperature
    • 200 g all-purpose flour
    • ½ cup butter , room temperature
    • 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 ½ cup brown sugar
    • 3 tablespoon instant coffee
    • 1 teaspoon pecan or walnut , chopped

    Coffee Cream Frosting Ingredients:

    • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
    • ½ cup powdered suger
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 3 teaspoon instant coffee

    Instructions

    • Preparations: Preheat the oven to 170C/360F and line two 9-inch springforms with parchment paper.
    • In a bowl, mix butter with brown sugar using the electric whisk. Add the vanilla extract and eggs, one at a time, and mix well. After that, sift flour, baking powder, and instant coffee over the butter mixture, mix. Divide the batter equally between the two springforms (you can use a measuring cup).
    • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until fully baked. Let the cake cool down completely before taking them out of the springform.

    Making the coffee cream frosting

    • In a mixing bowl, combine all the coffee cream frosting ingredients using the electric whisk until it becomes firm. (Don't over mix or the cream will turn into butter).

    Building the coffee cake?

    • Preparations: Microwave the chocolate for 30 seconds then set aside to cool down. 
    • Put some of the coffee cream in a piping bag then sit aside.
    • Place the first layer of the sponge coffee cake in the serving dish. Then spread some of the coffee cream over it. Use the piping bag to pipe small blobs of the cream all around the edges of the cake. Next, add the second layer of the sponge coffee cake, and repeat. 
    • Sprinkle the pecans over the blobs. Place a fork in the melted chocolate then drizzle over the cake or use a piping bag.

    Notes

    • I recommend using a large star nozzle tip when piping the blobs on the first layer, it gives the cake a nicer look.
    • If you don't like piping, you can simply spread the coffee cream on the cake and sprinkle some chopped walnuts over it. 
    • You may add some nuts to the batter; such as walnut or almond.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 143mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 371IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Hello! I’m Radwa, A wife and mother. Also, I am the recipe maker and food photographer behind Healthy Life Trainer. I love making new, simple and quick recipes every day.

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