Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• Coffee Butter Cream
• 225g plain flour
• 225g unsalted butter (softened)
• 225g golden caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 90g Cold Brew coffee
• 14g baking powder
• 4g salt

Directions

1. Cream together the butter and 100g of sugar for 5-6 minutes or until light and fluffy
2. Separate the egg yokes and whites
3. Add the eggs yolks one at a one and mix completely before adding the next one.
4. Mix the baking powder and flour in a separate bowl
5. With the mixer on low, add the flour mix, and cold brew in the following order ensuring the ingredients are combined but not over mixed before adding the next part. 1/3 the flour mix, then half the cold brew, followed by half the remaining flour, then the rest of the cold brew and finally the remaining flour.
6. In a clean bowl, add the egg whites, 125g sugar and the salt.
7. Whisk until stiff peaks form in the meringue.
8. Fold the meringue into the batter, a third at a time.
9. Prepare two spring-form pans by greasing and flouring them.
10. Split the batter evenly between the two.
11. Bake at 180C for approximately 25 minutes
12. Allow to cool completely before frosting with coffee butter cream