Pair your cuppa with the ultimate companion – a slice of coffee cake that's a doddle to whip up, especially if you're following . Her coffee sponge sandwich cake is a quick fix for dessert cravings, taking just five minutes to prep and 25 to 30 minutes in the oven. It's featured in her book 'Fast Cakes: Easy Bakes in Minutes,' where she calls it "a lovely change to a classic Victoria sponge."
Sponge cakes are fab because they're straightforward, usually requiring ingredients you've already got knocking about at home. The trick to a perfect sponge lies in the butter – chilly from the fridge for the cake, but softened for the icing.
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How to make Mary Berry's coffee sponge cake IngredientsTo make the cake:
- 225 of self-raising flour
- 225g of caster sugar
- 225g of baking spread (straight from the fridge)
- Four large eggs
- Two heaped teaspoons of instant coffee granules
- One level teaspoon of baking powder
To make the icing:
- 225g of icing sugar
- 75g of butter (softened)
- One tablespoon of coffee essence
Kitchen equipment:
- Two round sandwich tins
- Non-stick baking paper
- Large mixing bowl
Get the oven warmed up to 180C (Fan 160C or Gas Mark 4). Butter up two sandwich tins and line the bottoms with parchment, reports . Start off by dissolving instant coffee in a bowl with a tablespoon of boiling water until it's nice and smooth.
Chuck the baking spread, caster sugar, self-raising flour, eggs, and baking powder into a big mixing bowl. Lob in the coffee mix and give it a good beating until you've got a batter that's silky and well mixed.
Evenly distribute the mixture between two sandwich tins and bake in a preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until they've risen nicely.
Allow the cakes to cool in their tins for a bit, then gently turn them out onto a wire rack, remembering to remove the baking paper.
For the icing, combine the butter, icing sugar and coffee essence in a bowl until you have a smooth, creamy mixture. Once the cake has fully cooled, sandwich the two layers together with the icing and place it on a serving dish.
Your scrumptious coffee cake is now ready. For the finishing touch, dust a little icing sugar over the top before serving.
