Coffee Coffeecake with Espresso Glaze
Recipe
- Title:
- Coffee Coffeecake with Espresso Glaze
- Categories:
- Cakes
- Yield:
- 1 servings
Directions
- Cake: 1 c Sour cream 2 c Flour 2 tb Instant espresso dissolved i 1 ts Baking powder - 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 tb Hot water 1/4 ts Salt Glaze: 3/4 c Unsalted butter, softened 3 tb Strong brewed coffee 1 c Sugar 1 1/2 ts Instant espresso powder 2 lg Eggs 3/4 c Confectioner's sugar 2 ts Vanilla
Directions
- Into a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.
- In another bowl with an electric mixer, cream the butter, and add the sugar gradually, beating, and beat the mixture until it is light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
- Beat in the vanilla.
- Add the flour mixture alternately with the sour cream, beginning and ending with flour, and blending the batter after each addition.
Directions
- Transfer about a third of the batter to another bowl and stir in the espresso mixture, stirring until the batter is well combined.
- Spoon half the plain batter into a well-buttered 8-inch bundt pan, spreading it evenly.
- Spoon the coffee batter over the plain, spreading it evenly and spoon the remaining plain batter on top, spreading it evenly.
Directions
- Bake the cake in the middle of a preheated 350f oven for 55-60 minutes, or until it is golden and a tester comes out clean.
- Let it cool in the pan on a rack for 30 minutes.
- Invert the cake onto the rack and let it cool completely.
Directions
- In a bowl, stir together 2 Tbsp of brewed coffee and the espresso powder, stirring until the powder has dissolved.
- Sift the conf.
- sugar and add it, stirring until it is combined well.
- If necessary, add more coffee to obtain a pourable consistency.
Directions
- Pour the glaze over the coffeecake and let the cake stand for 10 minutes or until the glaze has set.
- Serve warm.
Directions
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