Ingredients:

• 250 ml cake flour
• 5 ml baking powder
• 3 ml salt
• 175 ml brown sugar
• 100 ml white sugar
• 200 ml butter
• 2 large eggs
• 150 ml milk
• 100 ml instant coffee granules
• 50 ml hot water
• 5 ml vanilla extract

Coffee Buttercream:

• 200 ml butter
• 250 ml icing sugar
• 60 ml instant coffee granules
• 30 ml hot water
• 2 ml vanilla extract
• 1 ml salt

Method

• Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius and spray a 20cm cake pan with non-stick spray or coat with butter followed by a light flour dusting.
• In a big bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and salt together and set aside.
• In another large bowl, beat the butter until soft and creamy for about 2-3 minutes.
• Add the sugars to the butter and beat for another 2-3 minutes until the mixture starts to look light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs, beat for 1 minute after each addition.
• Now add the milky coffee mix with vanilla essence.
• Fold the wet mix into the sifted flour mix and continue until combined well.
• Spoon your batter into your cake pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Test the middle of your cake with a toothpick, if it comes out dry, your cake is done.
• Once the cake is done, let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Flip it out on a plate and let it cool to room temperature before icing.

Coffee Buttercream

• Whip the butter until soft and fluffy. Do not skip this step.
• Add the icing sugar gradually.
• Add the coffee mix, vanilla and salt and beat well.
• Select an icing tip, insert into your piping bag and fill with icing.
• Apply icing to cake and decorate to your taste.

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