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Coffee, Chocolate and Vanilla Swirl Coffee Cake

Coffee, Chocolate and Vanilla Swirl Coffee Cake

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Get your dose of coffee with this mocha coffee cake- a chocolate, vanilla and coffee marble cake topped off with a coffee glaze that you eat with coffee. 
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup natural yogurt Greek is fine
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp instant espresso powder or instant coffee granules

For the glaze:

  • ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 tsp instant espresso powder or instant coffee granules
  • 2 tbsp hot water

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F or 180 C and grease a 6-cup bundt pan (or a loaf pan) with butter. Coat with flour to prevent sticking unless you use a silicone pan.
  • In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar with a whisk or electric mixer until light and fluffy (several minutes).
  • Whisk in the eggs and vanilla until well-incorporated. The longer you beat these ingredients, the fluffier your cake will be.
  • Blend in the baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Add the flour in three additions, alternating with the yogurt- but ending with the flour.
  • In a small bowl, mix the cocoa powder with 2 tbsp hot water, until a smooth paste is formed.
  • In another small bowl, dissolve the instant espresso powder with 1 1/2 tbsp hot water.
  • Divide the cake batter evenly into three parts- keep 1 part in the same bowl you made the cake batter and distribute the other 2/3 of the batter among the coffee and cocoa bowls. Fold to combine.
  • You should end up with 3 different flavors of cake batter.
  • Spoon dollops of batter into your prepared pan, alternating with each flavor so that each kind of batter is distributed throughout the pan.
  • Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. The top of the cake should be golden. Cool completely for around an hour, then invert onto a cake plate.

To make the glaze:

  • Combine the espresso and water, stirring until the espresso is completely dissolved. Add the powder sugar and mix until smooth. You can adjust the consistency by adding more sugar if it is too thin for your liking, or more water if the mixture is too thick.
  • Drizzle on top of the cooled cake and let the cake sit for several minutes so that the glaze can harden up, then serve.

Notes

Recipe adapted from The Gourmet Cookbook and Joy the Baker