Honey Coffee Cake, a Josh recipe. Yes I realize that this is not my original intention for game and pop culture themed food, but Sara is having the day off (on the count of 3 we throw our heads back and laugh. 1..2…3 XD)
Forewarning this is dairy free. Also I swear I will go mad as a March hare if anyone makes a comment of “oh you could make this vegan by using chia eggs”, whatever the heck that is. This is a recipe for my lactose intolerant friends. Vegans need not apply. That being said if you want to tweak the recipe to suit your taste, beliefs or lifestyle go for it, never stop experimenting.
Ok now that I’ve got my anti veganism out of my system let’s go on. From the above ramble you may have guessed that one of my mates is lactose intolerant. As such he no longer enjoys the full spectrum of flavours from the majority of chocolates or baked goods obtained from normal bakeries. Therefore I’m now diving into the dairy free world of baking and cooking, hence this Honey Coffee Cake.
I mean how hard could baking a cake be? (Please note the writer currently has next to no cooking ability). Well ok I’m not that bad actually.
- 3 teaspoons instant coffee
- 250ml (1 cup) hot water
- 4 eggs, separated
- 155g (2/3 cup) caster sugar
- 100ml (5 tablespoons) vegetable oil
- 225g (2/3 cup) honey
- 375g (2 ½ cups) plain flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- Preheat oven 160°C (320°F)
- Mix coffee in hot water, and leave to cool.
- In a large bowl beat egg yolks and sugar until completely combined. Add oil and then the honey, beating after each addition. Beat until the mixture is smooth.
- Sift the flour into a clean bowl. Combine with salt, baking powder, bicarb soda and spices. Add dry ingredients alternately with the coffee to the honey mixture, stirring only until blended. Do not over mix.
- Whip egg whites until stiff. Fold gently into the batter.
- Pour the completed batter into bee and honeycomb pan. Alternatively use a 20cm square pans.
- Bake at 160°C (320°F) for 35 - 40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of cake comes out clean.
- Brush with coffee syrup.
- 3 tablespoons of honey
- 1 tablespoon of coffee
- 1 tablespoon of water
- 100g of sugar
- Combine ingredients over a low heat until a syrup has formed.
- Brush on cake.
The syrup will soak into the cake adding a honey coffee punch, and it really does makes the Honey Coffee Cake.
Hazzar! A dairy free cake that I like and can enjoy with my friends.
Josh ^_^
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This cake tin is amazing! I mean the cake looks pretty good too! ahahah
Thanks Mel. Yep the tin is awesome isn’t it, I had to do it justice.
Oh dude, this cake is hella cute! hahaha I gotta make this since it has freakin’ coffee!
Thanks Raff, the tin did all the work and as a coffee enthusiasts (addict) it is one of my go to recipes now.
Looks great and honey and coffee sounds like a great combination
Thanks Rosemarie and yes, honey and coffee are one of my favorite flavor combinations.
Oooh, yeah. Mighty fine looking cake you’ve got there. Chia eggs? Um, don’t want to know.
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Thanks John, It tasted as good as it looked (maybe even better). Oh and don’t worry Chia/flax eggs are not as bad as they sound.
Yup I have no idea what a Chia/flax egg either, also too scared to ask. As editor I probably should have :p
where did you get that cake mold!?
Hi Kaitlin, The cake tin is made by an American company called Nordic Ware. If you have a search for them online you will be able to find them. You can buy from them directly or alternatively buy from stores that stock them. I picked this one up in Chicago at Crate and Barrel.
That is such a beautiful cake. It would be so nice to serve this up at an afternoon tea.
I love coffee flavored anything! more coffee for me!
What a fantastic cake. I need that cake tin asap!
OMG – I love this… The cake looks delicious and that cake pan is so cool – where did you get it???
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Wow this would have to be the cutest coffee cake I’ve ever seen! What a great idea to make a vegetarian friendly cake for your friends, I’m sure they love you for that, especially when it looks as yummy as this one!
Looks incredible! The cutest cake I may have ever seen.
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omg I totally want this honey and bee cake pan!
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I totally thought I had commented on this!! Tell John it looks AMAZING and I think he did an incredible job. Next thing… where can I get that incredible cake tin that made such beautiful cakes!?!?
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I’d like to use a shot of strong espresso (I love anything coffee flavoured). How much would you suggest I use to be the equivalent to the instant/hot water.
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Hi Vanessa, I would just make it the same liquid amount if you want it to be a stronger flavour. Therefore 1 tablespoon of espresso and drink the rest! 😉