Coffee Butter Cake … from The Australian Heritage Cookbook
If you’re looking at making a comforting cake, to enjoy with a cup of coffee, or maybe to gift, or then just for the kids to snack on…& are kind of short on time, look no further. Is hard to believe the ease of making this cake, quite similar to a pound cake in all respects, but just much simpler to put together. It’s as simple as mixing the dry ingredients together, then adding all the wet ones in & beating till smooth. 
The result is amazingly delicious. If coffee is not your cup of tea, substitute it with grated chocolate & chocolate chips, or cinnamon, or chocolate chips & walnuts…whatever!
This is my new favourite choice of cake which is currently jostling for first place with the original pound cake that I often make. 
Of course it’s buttery, like a good coffee cake should be, living up to its very name. Still not more buttery than a pound cake. Just right for that ‘occasional indulgence’!
COFFEE BUTTER CAKE
from The Australian Heritage Cookbook, pg 104.
I’ve added my notes/changes at the bottom of the recipe.
Ingredients:
Self-raising flour – 1 1/4 cups
Brown sugar – 3/4 cup
Coffee – 2 tsp
Butter – 90 gms; melted
Cream – 3 tbsps (I use 20% low fat cream)
Eggs – 2
Chocolate – 100gms; melted
Slivered almonds for the garnish
Method:
Place flour + sugar + coffee in a bowl & mix.
Stir in melted butter + eggs + cream & beat till smooth.
Pour into a loaf tin & bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool.
Gently spread chocolate over the top & sprinkle slivered almonds. Allow to set. 
Notes:
I doubled the recipe & made the cake in a 12 cup greased & floured bundt tin.
I substituted 1/2 cup plain flour with 1/c cup whole-wheat flour, ie 2 cups flour + 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour.
I use 5 tsps of instant coffee granules (medium roast), & 1 tsp of home-made vanilla extract.
I melted the chocolate in the microwave with a tbsp of low fat cream to get a firm ganache like topping.
This cake is off to Ruth @ Bookmarked Recipes for her ongoing event .
And I leave you with a bunch of colourful pictures my hub took on the last day that we spent in Sydney. The dads took the kids to Koala Park, while we stayed back home to pack & wind-up etc.
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Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
35 Comments
Gloria Chadwick
I LOVE your coffee cake. It looks sooo good! Wish I had some right now to go with my cup of coffee. 🙂
Helene
Beautiful! Have a good Holidays!
Elra
Oh Deeba,
Am I being tease here with this delicious and mouth watering coffee cake? I really need a slice right now!
And ahhhh, how I love the photo of that beautiful bird. I want to have peacock, but my husband said they’ll make to much noise, and it might bother our neighbor (talking about being a considerate and nice neigbor, you know what I mean)
Have a wonderful season.
Elra
Snooky doodle
what a nice cake. Wish I had some now to eat with my coffee 🙂
Cathy x.
i think i have that book too. maybe i should read it 😛 looks yummy!
Mary
very nice your coffee butter cake …. a slice with a cup of coffee right now would be nice.
I wish you and your family a merry christmas and a happy new year!
Mediterranean Turkish Cook
Nice pictures from Sydney! This cake really looks good and I am tempted to make it this weekend as I have all the ingredients on hand. Thanks for sharing your lovely recipes.
There is an award for you in my blog. Have a wonderful day.
The Blonde Duck
I love that cake! It looks luschious!
Manggy
I didn’t know you were such a coffee lover, Deeba. This looks delicious!
Verrry nice zoo pics too! Looks like you really got up close and personal with ’em 🙂
Bharti
Oh my! I’d like that with my coffee please! The peacock pictures are beautiful!
Lore
How gorgeous is that? Sure looks like the kids had fun at the Zoo
Navita
Hey love the pound cake…n Deeba, u are kind! Thanks for the good wishes.
meeso
That looks really great, a beautiful cake… Love all the pictures!
Mark by Chocolate
BTW, thanks for stopping by. Once you start making chocolates, you may never bake again. 😉 Take it from one whose name is writ como agua para chocolate. 😉
Hannah
Oh and look at this, another beautiful bundt! Great minds think alike, eh? I really love the combo of chocolate and coffee, too… 😉
Annie
Yum! This cake looks like the perfect morning tea indulgence! And I love your tea set – it is beautiful!
noble pig
That looks like cake from heaven, i mean that chocolate is just beautiful and perfectly placed on top. I love that.
anudivya
Nothing better than chocolate dripping over a cake, and I am totally in love with it.
Darius T. Williams
Looks like some real good eating here!
Bunny
I don’t think I could have this once in awhile, I’d have tro make this alot! Thank you Deeba for another wonderful recipe!
Sara
Your cake looks beautiful, I am definitely going to try this soon.
Uj
Cake looks wonderful Deeba. Just made your Zebra cake..
Uj
Hey Deeba,
My Zebra cake crust was kind of crispy though we loved the taste of it. I have linked to your post. Please let me know if you ave any suggestions.
Thanks
The Blonde Duck
I couldn’t leave a comment on your latest posts, but I adore blondies! They’re my favorite! Yum! I’ll definately give them a chance.
Dwiana P
what a cake Debra! by the way i wish you have fantastic holiday and happy new year ’09.
Many success for the year to come:)
Curry Leaf
LOVELY and PERFECT -I CANNOT TAKE MY EYES OFF THE CAKE-
Ben
I bet the result is amazingly delicious. Just the pictures have made me hungry! 😀
Happy holidays my friend!
nicisme
Nah, I’m sorry. Doesn’t do it for me.
WHO am I kidding? It’s fabulous!!
PS. Another one here having trouble with your blondie post comments.
Gloria
I love this and blondies dear Deeba but I dont find “comments” but I whish a Happy Marry Christmas with love of your chilean friends,huggs!!!Gloria
Gloria
JI, I want to say Merry not marry, sorry!! Gloria
Purnima
Wow..look at these fab pics..first drool then these beauties of animals n birds..how cute..the peacock did a rain-dance for camera specially!! Thats one eye soother! The pics are beautifully clicked! Loved ur blondies…and read many posts together..so wd like to say what a nice way to use wheat flour in the coffee cake! Just looks yum!
Ruth E
Great coffee cake – love the chocolate on top.
Thanks for sending this into the bookmarked recipes round up
Happy New Year!
Anonymous
Your recipes are fabulous.Thank God i stumbled on your site.The pics are really awesome.Looking forward to more recipes from you.
Olivia
Hi
Just love your coffee butter cake. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe.
Cheers
Olivia
Junainah
i tried baking this cake immediately after i chance upon this recipe since i have all the ingredients needed…it turned out very well and was such a breeze to make! thks for sharing :o)