Moist Cocoa Coffee Cake Recipe for a Perfect Blend of Cocoa and Coffee Flavors

Coffee and chocolate make for a show-stopping combination in the dessert world, as evidenced by the innumerable beloved versions and iterations of mocha chocolate desserts and beverages consumed all over the world. This recipe combines the richness of cocoa and the depth of coffee to create a moist and decadent cocoa coffee cake. It's perfect for breakfast, brunch, or just as a sweet treat any time of day.

Cocoa Coffee Cake

Ingredients:

For the cake:

• 251 gm flour
• 202 gm sugar
• 103 gm Cadbury cocoa powder
• 4 tsp baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 121 ml milk
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 63 ml coffee

For the crumble topping:

• 101 gm flour
• 52 gm sugar
• 53 gm butter

For the chocolate glaze:

• 201 gm chocolate chips
• 122 ml cream

Method:

1. First, you have to preheat the oven to 180°C, and butter the sides and the bottom of a round springform pan. You can also line the bottom with a piece of parchment paper for another layer of grease.
2. Then, you have to whisk together flour, granulated sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl, and sift everything together until they are properly combined.
3. Use an electric mixer to beat unsalted butter until the mixture is creamy, and add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Gradually, you have to add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, and follow it up with milk, starting and ending with the dry ingredients, beating just until combined. You must add the milk slowly or else it can form girdles in the concoction.
5. After that, stir in pure vanilla extract and freshly brewed coffee to the concoction, and gave it a good mix.
6. Then, pour the batter into the prepared pan and even out the top.
7. To make the streusel topping, combine flour, granulated sugar, and unsalted butter in a small bowl, and mix until the combination forms a crumbly mixture.
8. Next, sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the batter in the pan.
9. Now you can bake it for 40 to 45 minutes.
10. You can let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, and then move it to a wire rack to completely cool down.
11. To prepare the chocolate glaze, you need to combine dark chocolate chips with heavy cream in a small saucepan, and place it over low heat, stirring it constantly till the chocolate has melted and the glaze is smooth.
12. After that, you have to allow the glaze to cool to room temperature.
13. Once cooled, you can place the cake on a stand, and drizzle chocolate glaze over the top of the cake.
14. Finally, it is time for you to serve the cake, and enjoy its deliciousness.

Tips to make the cake even more appealing

An important tip to remember while preparing any cake is that the batter should be gently mixed with a light hand instead of overbeating it. This is to ensure that your cake turns out moist and flavorful. You can add a teaspoon of instant coffee powder or a pinch of salt to give your cocoa coffee cake a bit more depth of flavor. You can even top your dish with a sprinkle of powdered sugar or a dollop of whipped cream to make it even more presentable.

Some cocoa powder, chocolate figurines, dark chocolate shavings, powdered sugar or whipped cream over the top of the dish will take the presentation of the desert several notches higher. It would also give more texture to your cake, offering a great contrast from the moist and flavored cake.

This moist cocoa coffee cake is a showstopper of a dessert for any occasion. It is so rich and velvety in texture, and its deep, satisfying flavors make it a stunningly impressive cake. After all, most people in the world would identify as either a chocolate lover or a coffee aficionado, or both. It is a perfect dessert to bake to treat your own self after a long day or bake it during the weekend to refrigerate and consume it throughout the week. In case you are not much of a fan of the cocoa coffee combination, you must definitely try this and watch how quickly your opinions change.