Coffee Cake Recipe

Coffee is one of the first things I consume early in the morning and so this spiced coffee cake seemed like a natural extension of my regular cup! It's easy to make, so delicious you'll keep coming back for seconds and also works great for the holiday season!

Course Dessert

Cuisine Dutch

Keyword coffee, pistachio, spices

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Servings people

Calories 320

Author Simone

Ingredients

200 grams chopped and pitted dates
1 tsp baking soda
250 ml strong coffee
2 tbsp butter soft
210 grams brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
125 grams all-purpose flour
100 grams chestnut flour
120 grams mixed nuts pistache, walnut, pecan or any other nuts you like
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1 tsp salt

Metric - Us customary

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 175˚C. (350˚F) Brush a cake tin with a bit of oil and cover with baking paper.
Put the dates in a small bowl and sprinkle the baking soda on top. Heat the coffee until boiling and pour this over the dates and the baking soda. Leave to soak for a while so the dates soften.
200 grams chopped and pitted dates, 1 tsp baking soda, 250 ml strong coffee
In a medium bowl mix the butter, sugar and egg well until combined. Stir the vanilla through
2 tbsp butter, 210 grams brown sugar, 1 egg
In a separate bowl mix the flour types, spices and the salt. Add this to your butter mixture and stir it through. Add the nuts last and your date mixture. Stir it all together until combined and put in your cake tin.
1 tsp vanilla extract, 125 grams all-purpose flour, 100 grams chestnut flour, 120 grams mixed nuts, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp cloves, 1 tsp salt
Bake for an hour in the preheated oven or until the cake is done. Leave to stand for 5 mins before you take it out of the tin.
Remove the paper and leave to cool on a cake rack
Ofcourse delicious if enjoyed with a cup of coffee

Notes

This recipe is inspired by a recipe from Momzright via Allrecipes.

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