Homemade Coffee Cake Recipe

Baked coffee cake

This easy and delicious coffee cake is perfect for coffee lovers. With its rich coffee flavor and its ability to stand alone without frosting, this recipe is simply perfect!

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 and 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 and 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 tablespoon instant coffee

Instructions

  1. Mix butter, sugar, and eggs together in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Add in vanilla extract.
  3. Combine flour and baking powder together and add it into the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.
  4. Mix instant coffee with milk.
  5. Take about 4 tablespoons of cake batter and place in a separate bowl.
  6. Pour the remaining batter into your pan.
  7. Pour the instant coffee into the 4 tablespoons of batter. Mix using a spoon.
  8. Add the coffee-imbued batter to the middle of the pan, swirling the batter around with a knife to create swirls. Let the extra coffee liquid sink into the batter.
  9. Bake at 300 degrees F for about 30 minutes. Let cool and then serve.