Coffee Flavoured buttermilk Cake with Chocolate Glaze

The weather here in Bangalore is seeing abrupt changes in weather and following this almost everyone is falling sick just like India cricket team’s wickets in the slog overs. For us its harder, as we came back from a very hot and humid weather of Bengal and the adjustment proved to be rather difficult. First the baby, then me and now Hubby, all three of us suffered from different forms of fever. Still the baby’s viral fever has not subsided fully and with a running nose the little one is having very tough time in sleeping. Though I have almost recovered (I had to) but am facing difficulty in feeding the child. Whatever I bring in front of him he waves his hand vigorously and says “na na na”. Any suggestion as what to give him is very welcome.

In all these it was my Maa’s birthday on 3^rd of this month. I felt very guilt for not being there but Baba arranged a small get together with close family members and she said she had a great time this year. She is a kind of a person who is happy with very little things. Just be present there and she would be happy to have you around. This time I felt bad to be there as she was super busy with her work still she wanted to spend time with the grandson. All the days she woke up as early as 4:30 in the morning…do all her pending work and then by 6 she would have come to our bedroom to take the baby with him. By the time we wake up the baby ate his breakfast and had a great time with all the neighbors on his morning walk with didu.

The cake that am sharing this time is a coffee flavoured cake that I baked for a small get together with friends. The gathering required a light snack with coffee before going out for dinner and this super delicious cake fitted the bill perfectly. The recipe is borrowed and adapted from THIS. And I substituted lemon with instant coffee granules and filter coffee decoction. The addition of buttermilk gave it the ‘oh so melt in the mouth crumbly texture’ that I always wanted to have in my cakes and that aroma of coffee was something you cannot miss. It filled our home with such a warm aroma while baking that even the hubby came enquiring. Love it not only for the taste but also for the ease of making. No wonder the mixer made my baking life simpler but it’s very easy to put things together for this. Apart from the flavor and texture this cake is special in so many other ways too. It’s my first bundt cake, made with the help of my brand new hand held mixer for the first time. So thought of wishing Maa a very happy birthday with this.

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Coffee Flavoured Buttermilk Cake with chocolate Glaze

Ingredients:

Flour: 11/3 cups

Corn flour: 5 tbsp

Powdered sugar: ¾ cup

Butter: 1/3 cup

White oil: 1/3 cup

Eggs: 3

Baking powder: ¾ tsp

Curd: 1/3 cup

Coffee granules: 2 tsp (I also used ¼ cup concentrated filter coffee decoction)

For the chocolate drizzle:

Dark cooking chocolate: 4 tbsp

Castor sugar: 2 tbsp

Milk: 2 tbsp

Method:

Sift the flour, corn flour and baking powder thrice.

Whip the curd till smooth and add ½ cup water to it. Keep aside.

Grease and flour one bundt pan and preheat the oven at

Now take the butter (at room temperature) and oil in a big pan and beat till creamy. Add the sugar in 2 batches and beat in between.

Once the butter-oil-sugar is creamy and pale in color add the eggs one at a time and beating for a minute every time.

Now tip in 1/3 of the dry flour mixture. Whisk to incorporate everything together. Then add ½ of the buttermilk. Mix properly. Do the same alternatively ending with the dry ingredient.

Pour the batter in the bundt pan and bake for 30-45 minutes or till a toothpick comes out clean from the center.

Once done bring it out of the oven and let cool on a wire rack.

In the mean time prepare the glaze by melting the chocolate with the milk in a microwave (approx. 2 minutes). Mix the castor sugar and beat to mix. The end product would be smooth and shiny.

Drizzle on the cooled cake and then sprinkle some castor sugar on top.

Enjoy!Tastes great hot or at room temperature.

A Home Maker’s Note:

If you want to store the cake freeze it in an airtight container. Stays well for a week.

Events:
Have you heard of Anita's Mad Tea Party? She has invited everyone to her place this month to have fun with friends over tea. Am a game for all get together and am bringing this coffee flavoured cake to her place. 

Am sending this wonderfully crumbly delectable baked goody to the Bake Off event at Champa's Versatile Vegetarian kitchen.


to Sri's EFM: cakes and bakes series at Sriskitchen.


and at ruchika's baking from the books at ruchikacooks.

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