Coffee almond cake
Coffee and cocoa almond ring cake with coffee icing. Serves 8
A rich coffee and cocoa ring cake made moist with ground almonds and sour cream, spread with a coffee butter icing and toasted flaked almonds. Contains egg.
- Total time
- 70 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the cake
- 1 tbsp instant coffee
- ½ cup boiling water½ cup
- 1 oz cocoa powder⅓ cup, sifted
- 3 ⅛ oz buttersoft
- 7 oz caster sugar1 cup
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla essence
- 2 eggsbeaten
- 5 ½ oz self-raising flour1 cup
- 4 ½ oz almondscoarsely ground
- ½ cup sour cream½ cup
For the coffee icing
- 2 tsp instant coffee
- 1 ½ tbsp boiling water
- 6 ½ oz icing sugar1½ cups
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 ⅛ oz buttersoft
For decoration
- 2 tbsp flaked almondstoasted
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Method
0/9 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 350°F (325°F fan). Grease and flour a 20 cm ring mould (or a round cake tin).
Step 2: Dissolve the 1 tbsp instant coffee in the ½ cup boiling water and blend with the 1 oz cocoa powder.
Step 3: Cream the 3 ⅛ oz butter, 7 oz caster sugar and 1 ½ tsp vanilla essence until light and fluffy. Use a hand or stand mixer, not a blender: start on low speed and turn up to medium once mixed.
Step 4: Add the 2 eggs a little at a time and beat well.
Step 5: Fold in the 5 ½ oz self-raising flour, 4 ½ oz almonds and ½ cup sour cream together with the coffee mixture. Pour into the mould.
Step 6: Bake for 40 minutes. It is done when well risen, springy when pressed with a fingertip and a toothpick comes out clean. Try not to open the oven door during baking.
40 minStep 7: Leave in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
Step 8: For the icing, dissolve the 2 tsp instant coffee in the 1 ½ tbsp boiling water and beat with the 6 ½ oz icing sugar, 1 tbsp cocoa powder and 2 ⅛ oz butter until smooth.
Step 9: Spread the icing over the cold cake and sprinkle with 2 tbsp flaked almonds.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 565 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 72 g
- Fat
- 30 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does coffee almond cake take?
- About 70 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of cocoa powder?
- Drinking chocolate, same amount (sweeter, so cut the sugar).
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
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