Cappuccino Cake Coffee Chocolate and Cream |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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a variation of my grandads bestest birthday cake i like to chop and change things sometimes, i prefer to fill my cake with dream topping in the same fashion that my grandad used to, whipping cream can also be used Ingredients:
4 eggs |
4 ounces caster sugar |
5 ounces self raising flour |
1 teaspoon vanilla essence |
3 tablespoons chocolate spread |
icing sugar, to dust |
1 teaspoon instant coffee granules |
Directions:
1. preheat oven to gas mark 6
2. in a mixer beat togther the eggs and sugar until they become mousey and leave ribbon trails in the mixer, this takes my kenwood about 5 minutes, add 1 vanilla essence and beat for 30 seconds extra.
3. crush cofee granules into fine powder and mix evenly with flour.
4. gently fold in the flour using your fingers to scissor through the mixture ensuring it is just mixed without huge lumps.
5. Divide between two greased and floured sandwich tins and bake in middle shelf for 12- 14 minutes until springy on top and light golden.
6. allow to coool in tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto rack to cool.
7. once cool spread with choclate spread, whipped cream or dream topping sandwhich and dust with icing sugar, cocoa powder and cinamon.
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