Coffee Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tbsp yoghurt
  • 2 tbsp rum or 2 tbsp brandy
  • 1 tbsp coffee
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 1 tbsp cornflour , dissolved in
  • 1/2 cup water

Directions:

  1. Grease and line a 7 inch round cake tin.
  2. Separate the eggs while still cold and then keep aside to come to room temperature.
  3. Preheat oven to 180°C.
  4. Mix sugar, coffee and water in a saucepan and heat on sim till the sugar dissolves.
  5. Then bring to a boil and remove from the fire.
  6. Let it cool down slightly and then add the rum.
  7. (optional).
  8. Sieve the flour and baking powder together 3 times.
  9. Whisk the eggs with an electric handheld beater till stiff peaks form.
  10. Beat the butter and egg yolks with the dough attachment until fluffy and light.
  11. Stir in with fast rotations of a rubber spatula the sugar and coffee mix and the yoghurt and then stir in the flour too.
  12. Fold the egg whites gently into this mixture in two batches using the cut, fold and turn technique.
  13. Where you cut in the cetre and lift the batter gently towards the left side and then rotate the bowl so that you can cut again.
  14. THis should be done quickly but gently with only wrist movements.
  15. EMpty batter into the prepared cake tin.
  16. Bake for 40 minutes or so till a tested comes out clean.
  17. Invert onto a serving platter after 2-3 minutes and cool.
  18. For Sauce:.
  19. Boil 1/2 a cup of water with sugar, coffee and butter.
  20. Simmer for 2 minutes while you dissolve the cornflour in the other 1/2 cup of water.
  21. Stir till the mixture thickens and then put off.
  22. Make holes in the cake with a wooden skewer and pour the sauce over the cooled cake.
  23. Let the sauce flow over the side of the cake too.
  24. Cool and serve!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 905.72 Kcal (3792 kJ)
Calories from fat 458.12 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 50.9g 78%
Cholesterol 247.31mg 82%
Sodium 59.58mg 2%
Potassium 371.79mg 8%
Total Carbs 97.95g 33%
Sugars 44.1g 176%
Dietary Fiber 1.91g 8%
Protein 11.34g 23%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 1.5mg 8%
Calcium 134.5mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 289.89 Kcal (1214 kJ)
Calories from fat 146.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.29g 78%
Cholesterol 79.16mg 82%
Sodium 19.07mg 2%
Potassium 119mg 8%
Total Carbs 31.35g 33%
Sugars 14.12g 176%
Dietary Fiber 0.61g 8%
Protein 3.63g 23%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 19%
Iron 0.5mg 8%
Calcium 43.1mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 22
    Points
  • 25
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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