Mocha Coffee Cake with Espresso Glaze

Name: Mocha Coffee Cake with Espresso Glaze
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Makes 14 servings (serving size: 1 slice)
Ingredients: Cake:; Baking spray with flour; 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour; 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 10 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temperature); 2 cups granulated sugar; 3 large eggs; ¾ cup fat-free sour cream (at room temperature); ¾ cup strong freshly brewed coffee; Sugared coffee beans:; 3 tablespoons superfine sugar; 1 tablespoon honey; 12 whole coffee beans; Glaze:; 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted; 2 tablespoons espresso powder combined with 3 boiling water; 1 tablespoon coffee-flavored liqueur (such as Kahlúa), optional

4 Ratings
4 Reviews

This recipe makes a rich, moist cake. It tastes even better the next day.

By Stephana Bottom

Recipe by Health May 2011

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Credit: Con Poulos

Recipe Summary

prep:

20 mins

cook:

45 mins

total:

1 hr 5 mins

Yield:

Makes 14 servings (serving size: 1 slice)

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Heat oven to 350° with rack in the center. Lightly coat a 12-cup Bundt pan with baking spray; set aside.

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Step 2
To make cake: Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder in a medium bowl, whisking well; set aside. Place butter in a separate bowl; beat with an electric mixer at medium-low speed, until soft and creamy. Add sugar; beat well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture, alternating with sour cream first, then coffee. Stir well with rubber spatula; scrape any batter at the bottom to combine.
Step 3
Spoon batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake until knife tip inserted in the middle comes out clean (45-55 minutes); let cool.
Step 4
To make sugared coffee beans: Sprinkle some superfine sugar onto a sheet of wax paper. Dip 1 coffee bean into honey, transfer wet bean to wax paper, and sprinkle with superfine sugar. Continue with the remaining coffee beans; let dry.
Step 5
To make glaze: Combine powdered sugar, espresso powder mixture, and liqueur (if desired) in a medium bowl; stir well with a fork until smooth. Transfer cooled cake to a serving platter. Drizzle glaze generously over cake; decorate with sugared coffee beans.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

359 calories; fat 10g; saturated fat 6g; mono fat 3g; poly fat 1g; protein 5g; carbohydrates 62g; fiber 1g; cholesterol 68mg; iron 2mg; sodium 223mg; calcium 43mg.

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06/03/2021

Great cake recipe, quite moist and flavorful. Make sure to use a strong enough coffee for the flavor to come through.
I wasn't particularly fond of the glaze. It tasted too much like just powdered sugar to me, even with additional powdered espresso and cocoa powder, but that is pretty easy to work around.

Kim

02/23/2017

I love this cake, and have made it several times. I'm not sure why other reviewers found it to be bland. I follow the cake recipe exactly (except I use light sour cream instead of fat free), and it is always a moist and flavorful cake with a good balance of coffee and chocolate. I serve it as a dessert, instead of breakfast. The only other change I make is that I make either a mocha or chocolate glaze, instead of the espresso glaze.

CRH123

02/21/2014

Im not sure i would ever make this again. i should have read the one review it does have. It is quite boring actually. I wondered perhaps if i should've added coffee extract to the mix. Its a beautiful cake and i really expected a stronger coffee flavor but its almost tasteless even with the cocoa. and PS DO NOT use cooking spray to grease the pan...i shouldve known that you ALWAYS use vegetable shortening & flour. The cake stuck to the pan with the cooking spray.

Patty123

08/01/2011

I did not put the glaze on - which generally would make me not rate it - just powdered sugar as the glaze seemed so dessert instead fo breakfast - but this was one boring coffee cake - maybe it HAS to sit for 24 hours for any mocha flavor to develope? I will not be trying to fine out - how can sour cream, coffee and coco powder be so boring?

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