Tuesday 22 February 2011

Coffee almond cake

Infected by baking fever today. Don't feel want to eat rice but want to bake cake. The weirdo me.


Coffee flavour is not strong enough


=Ingredients=

1 cup plain flour = 128g
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup butter = 113g
1/2 cup soft brown sugar = 110g
2 eggs

1 tbs instant coffee granules - I use instant mocha, not strong enough
1 tbs hot water

2 tbs chopped almonds


Method
  1. Dissolve the instant coffee granules with the hot water. Leave to cool.
  2. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside.
  3. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well. Stir in the cooled coffee. Fold in the sifted mixture.
  4. Pour the mixture into a greased and flour or paper lined pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 175C for about 30 minutes (skewer comes out clean) - I bake for 25 minutes. Remove cake from oven and let it cool completely on a wire rack.