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Cream Coffee Cake

Cream Coffee Cake is a layered dessert featuring a buttery cake base topped with a rich coffee-flavored cream filling and a crumbly streusel topping. It is assembled by mixing and baking the cake batter, spreading the filling, and sprinkling the streusel before baking, resulting in a moist texture with a crumbly topping and a swirl of coffee flavor throughout.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 420
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour sifted (For Cake Batter)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1½ tablespoons instant coffee dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour For Streusel Topping
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup cold butter cold, cubed
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowls
  • Electric mixer or whisk
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Baking pan
  • Oven

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease a baking pan.
  2. Cream softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  4. Stir in dissolved coffee and vanilla extract.
  5. Alternately add flour and milk, mixing gently to form smooth batter.
  6. Pour half the batter into prepared pan.
  7. Bake cake first, then slice and add whipped cream layer before serving.
  8. Add remaining batter evenly on top.
  9. Mix streusel ingredients until crumbly and sprinkle over cake.
  10. Bake 40–50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in cake portion comes out clean.
  11. Cool slightly before slicing and serving.