ESPRESSO CAKE…Can you smell the coffee??
My ESPRESSO CAKE….Mmmmmmm
Ingredients:
Sponge
Eggs – 5 (250gms)
Powdered Sugar – 125 gms
Flour – 125gms ( flour= half the weight of the eggs i.e. 125gms )
Cornflour – 2 tbs (makes the cake texture lighter)
Baking powder – 1tsp
Salt – 1 pinch
Vanilla Essence/Extract – 1 tsp
Coffee Essence – 1 tsp
Cream – 500ml (whipping/35% fat)
Icing Sugar – 3-4 Tbsp
Coffee Essence- 1 tsp
Instant coffee – 1 tsp
Grated dark chocolate (optional)
- Preheat oven to 190deg C , reduce to 180deg C after 10 mins of putting the cake in.
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Grease and line a 9″ring tin; A spring form cake tin is always better.
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Sift the flour + baking powder + salt + cornflour 3 times.
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Beat the eggs and sugar well with beater till very thick ribbon falls and holds in place for at least 5 seconds (beat for approx 10mins) .
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Add vanilla essence + coffee essence + instant coffee and beat for 1 min.
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Gently fold in the sifted flour; mix lightly so that air doesn’t escape.
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Turn gently into tin and bake for 30-35mins till done.
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Once done, remove from tin after 5 mins and leave on rack to cool completely. Cut horizontally into 3 or 4 layers.
I used Nescafe Sunrise, an Indian coffee brand, which is a blend of chicory & coffee beans.It has a deep,roasted flavour . Another great coffee for this is Nescafe Taster’s Choice.
Filling:
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Whip 500ml whipping cream with 4tbs powdered sugar until thick and holds peaks. Reserve a bit for decoration if desired.
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Beat in coffee powder + coffee extract.
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Reserve 1/2 for topping.
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Place the bottom most layer of the sponge on your serving platter, spread 1/3 of one 1/2 whipped cream & sprinkle some grated dark chocolate over it.
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Repeat with the next 3 layers.
Topping:
- Spread the remaining whipped cream over the top and sides of the cake.
- Drizzle with melted white and dark bitter chocolate.
- Finish with dark chocolate scrolls and rosettes topped with coffee beans if you like.
- Chill well before serving.
“Deja Brew: The feeling that you’ve had this coffee before.”
Authot Unknown
Thank you, all you wonderful folk, for leaving such inspiring comments. Here’s a slice of cake…wish we could have shared it!!
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
19 Comments
Seema
I loved the cake. Its one beautiful melt in the mouth kind of cake. Beautifully decorated.
Erin
Beautiful cake! I am sure it tastes as good as it looks.
Jeena
Wow that is one indulgent coffee cake. What a wonderful recipe I love how you have decorated it.
lakshmi
brilliant – will definitely give this a try.
DEEPA
I love cakes …You are very creative …very well decorated …awesome !!!
Suganya
Yes! Yes! I can smell the coffee.
jjoa
It looks gorgeous… I wish somebody would -most urgently- invent a device to teleport things through the internet!
Mansi Desai
that sure looks great…nicely done! I made and blogged about my Layered Coffee Cheesecake recipe a few days ago, so I think I’ve had my share of espresso enough:)
-Mansi
meeso
The cake is beautiful and sounds soooo rich and tasty 🙂
bee
beautiful. i’m sure it tastes as great as it looks.
Aqua blue
PB..This is your best looking cake till date….I’m sure it tasted great too!Well done.
Arundati Rao
it looks fantastic!! wow!! and its hard to believe that the icing is the result of hurriedness!! wow what will you come up with if you have time on your hand??
Jeanna
I’m counting four layers, can that be true?
Hungry Hamster
the cake is absolutely beautiful!! Hope you don’t mind me linking to your blog!
aparna
Hi, Came across your link at Sagari’s page. Your cakes look lovely. Love to bake, too though I need to improve a lot.
Wonderful Destiny
PB: Thanks for visiting my blog. Finally I got some time to visit your blog in detail and I must admit your baking skills blew me away!
Have been thinking of trying my hand at baking and will definitely start with one of your recipes. Thank you for the wonderful recipes you have introduced me to.
Raaga
looks lovely 🙂
pri
looks DIVINE N SINFUL!
which brand of whipped cream do u use? and where can i buy baking items like trays and coffee extract?
still confused about the types of creams…half n half, whipped etc..can u please explain?
Shivani
ur cakes are simply awsum..a treat for the eyes…& my mouth is watering badly..seeing such beautiful snaps..U r an India..& staying India only..how u get all these things..choc chips..& many more things which are not easily available..???
But I love ur cakes..I'am a hardcore vegetarian…tell me aprt from eggs what else can I use to make cakes..??