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Pat Jacque's Coffee Cake Recipe NZ
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By Jean-Luc Moreau, the Technique desk · Nueva Zelanda · 2 min ·

Pat Jacque's Coffee Cake Recipe NZ

Looking for a delicious coffee cake recipe? Try out our delicious coffee cake recipe made with a blend of coffee and cinnamon, this cake is sure to be popular.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • ¾ cup plain unsweetened yoghurt
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • ½ tsp vanilla essence
  • 1-2 shot espresso coffee, to taste (or 4 Tbsp hot water with 2 Tbsp instant coffee dissolved in hot water)
  • 2 cups Edmonds Standard Flour
  • 2 tsp Edmonds Baking Powder
  • ½ tsp Edmonds Baking Soda
  • Pinch salt
  • Icing sugar

Icing Ingredients

  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 25g soft butter (or Olivani Spread)
  • 1 shot espresso coffee, or 2 Tbsp hot water and 1Tbsp instant coffee
  • A little hot water to mix.
  • Walnuts for garnish

Instructions

Pat's coffee cake is a delicious reason to stop by the Sweet Painted Lady Café outside Matamata and have a slice of great cake!

Method

  • Beat the sugar and eggs well.
  • Bake in a greased 21cm tin (175ºC in a classic bake oven for 50 mins, or 155ºC for 60-70 min 155ºC on fan bake). Remove as soon as a skewer comes clean and the cake springs back in the centre.
  • Prepare the icing by combining all ingredients.
  • Spread the icing on top of the cake, and sprinkle fresh walnuts around the edge.

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