Coffee Sponge Cake Recipes

MARY BERRY'S COFFEE AND WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Start by making the sponge.
• In a bowl, add the butter and sugar and cream until smooth.
• Add the eggs one by one, mixing well to incorporate.
• Add the sifted flour, instant coffee, baking powder and chopped walnuts, and mix well.
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit).
• Grease and flour 2 round cake tins with detachable walls (mine have a diameter of 20 cm /8 inches).
• Pour the batter in, and level it with the back of a spoon or a spatula.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the cakes comes out clean.
• Transfer to a cooling wrack and leave to cool completely.
• To make the icing, sift the icing sugar, add the soften butter, expresso coffee and milk to a food processor, and blitz until smooth.
• Spread half of the icing over the first sponge, top with the second sponge, and ice the top with the remaining buttercream.
• Decorate with walnut halves.

MOCHA SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch round cake pans. Dissolve the espresso powder and cocoa powder in the hot water; set aside to cool slightly.
• In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites to soft peaks. Gradually sprinkle in 1/4 cup sugar while continuing to whip until stiff, but not dry.
• In a separate bowl, whip egg yolks with remaining sugar until thick and pale, about 5 minutes. Stir in the espresso mixture, then sift in the flour, baking powder and salt. Gently stir until incorporated. Fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the batter until very well mixed, then gently fold in the remaining egg whites. A few streaks are okay. Divide the batter between the two prepared pans, and spread evenly.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top of the cake springs back when lightly pressed.

COFFEE CHIFFON CAKE WITH COFFEE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 165°C (329°F). Position an oven rack to the lowest in the oven. Ready a 20-cm (8-inch) chiffon tube pan. DO NOT GREASE.
• Sift together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a bowl.
• In a separate, large mixing bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar until thick and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir in the coffee solution, vanilla (or coffee) extract, coffee paste (optional), milk and oil, and mix until well combined.
• Add the sifted flour mixture in 2 additions. Stir with a whisk until all the flour is incorporated and no streaks of flour are visible. The mixture should be thick, smooth and free of lumps.

SPICED COFFEE SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Grease a 23cm|9" loose-based cake tin and line the base with non-stick baking paper.
• Whisk the egg yolks with 1/2 cup sugar in a mixing bowl until very pale and thick.
• Stir in the crushed coffee beans, coffee, butter and almonds until blended. Sift in the flour and fold in gently.
• Whisk the egg whites until firmly peaking. Gradually whisk in the remaining sugar until stiff. Gradually fold into the egg yolk mixture until incorporated.
• Spoon into the tin and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 160°C (140° fan) 325°F gas 3 and cook for a further 35-40 minutes. Insert a skewer or cocktail stick into the centre of the cake - it will come out clean when the cake is cooked. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
• For the topping: whisk the cream with the vanilla seeds until thick, but not stiff. Sift in the icing sugar and cinnamon and whisk again.
• Spread the cream on top of the cake.

EASY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat your oven to 160ºC/140ºC fan.Line two 20cm round sandwich tins with greaseproof paper or re-usable baking tin liners (I use these tins and these liners).
• Put all of the cake ingredients into a large bowl (3 tbsp coffee powder, 200g plain flour, 2½ tsp baking powder, 220g soft light brown sugar, 220g margarine or butter, 4 medium eggs, 2 tsp milk, ⅛ tsp salt). Beat with an electric mixer or by hand on a low speed until all of the ingredients are combined.
• Split the mixture between the two prepared tins. Then bake for 30-35 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Once the cakes are cooked, remove them from the oven. Leave them to cool in their tins for about 10 minutes before removing them from the tins and moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
• While the cakes are cooling make the coffee buttercream. Start by mixing together the instant coffee powder/granules (8 tsp) with the boiling water (4 tsp). Set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl beat the butter (200g) and vanilla extract (¼ tsp) on a low speed until soft. Add the icing sugar (400g) and beat on a low speed until combined with the butter and smooth. Gradually add the coffee mixture, 1 tsp at a time. After each addition beat the buttercream until the coffee has been fully combined before adding more.
• Check the consistency of your buttercream. It should be soft enough that you could spread it onto a slice of bread. If it is too firm, then add a little milk (no more than 1 tsp at a time) until it is your desired consistency.
• Place the bottom layer of your coffee sponge onto your serving dish. Spread about ⅓ of the coffee buttercream evenly across the sponge (I like to use a palette knife, but you could use a regular knife or the back of a spoon).
• Add the top layer of sponge. Again spread ⅓ of the coffee buttercream on top. Put the remaining buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a large star nozzle (I use a JEM1B nozzle). Pipe 12 blobs of buttercream evenly spaced around the edge of the cake. I give the piping bag a little wiggle as I squeeze so that the buttercream looks slightly ruffled.Of course, if you don't fancy piping, simply split the buttercream even between the middle and top of the cake.
• Serve