Description
The Ultimate Coffee Lover’s Coffee Cake is a moist, tender cake infused with real coffee and espresso flavor, layered with a cinnamon-espresso streusel and topped with a crunchy crumb—perfect paired with a morning brew.
Ingredients
- For the cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp instant espresso powder
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee (cooled)
- For the streusel layer and topping:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp espresso powder
- 4 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cubed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and optionally line a 9-inch baking pan with parchment.
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well, then stir in vanilla.
- Mix in sour cream, then add cooled coffee.
- Gradually fold in dry ingredients until just combined—don’t overmix.
- For streusel, combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and espresso powder in a small bowl. Cut in cold butter until crumbly.
- Spread half the batter in prepared pan. Sprinkle half the streusel over batter. Add remaining batter, smooth, then top with remaining streusel.
- Bake for 40–45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in pan for 10–15 minutes before slicing and serving warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Add mini chocolate chips to batter or streusel for a mocha twist.
- Stir chopped pecans or walnuts into streusel for crunchy texture.
- Drizzle with a coffee-and-powdered-sugar glaze once cooled for extra sweet finish.
- Use decaf coffee and espresso powder to make it evening-friendly.
- Bake in a bundt pan, adding 5–10 minutes to the bake time for a different presentation.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/10 cake)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
