Coffee Cake

A delicious coffee cake finished with pecans and grandma style swirls!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/coffee-cake • Posted by Carrie K.

You will need

Plain Flour 6 oz Caster Sugar 6 oz Self-Raising Flour 6 tsp Coffee 100 g Butter Icing Sugar Pecans

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1. 

   Grease and line two cake tins. Preheat the oven to 180.

2. 

   Combine 6 oz Caster sugar with 6 oz room temperature butter.

3. 

   Beat 3 eggs and add to the mix gradually.

4. 

   Measure out 6 oz self raising flour. Add half the flour at a time and gently fold it into the cake mixture.

5. 

   Make a strong espresso, or use three tsp instant coffee and a little water. Wait until the coffee has cooled before adding to the cake batter. Mix well.

6. 

   Spoon the coffee cake batter into the cake tins. Bake on 180 for 20 mins.

7. 

   Make another espresso of 3 tsp instant coffee and allow to cool. Melt 100g butter in the microwave. Mix the two together. Then add icing sugar and mix well until you have a smooth icing.

8. 

   Sandwich the two cake bases together with the icing. Finish the cake off using a fork to make swirly patterns on the icing and decorate with pecan nuts.