Traditional finnish coffee and chocolate cake, great for childrens school sales
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Ingredients
Cake
4 medium eggs
250 ml sugar
200 gr butter
200 ml extra strong coffee
500 ml plain flour
50 ml cocoa powder
1 tbsp baking powder
Icing
4 medium eggs
250 ml sugar
200 gr butter
200 ml extra strong coffee
500 ml plain flour
50 ml cocoa powder
1 tbsp baking powder
75 gr butter
75 ml extra strong coffee
600 ml icing sugar
50 ml cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
Non-pareils
Method
STEP 1
Heat oven to 200C. Whisk eggs and sugar with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Melt butter in a pan and mix with the coffee, let cool slighlty.
STEP 2
Mix the dry ingredients together and combine with the egg and sugar and the coffee mixtures, be careful not to over mix.
STEP 3
Pour on a deep baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake for 15 mins or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Let cool.
STEP 4
Melt the butter in a pan, take off the heat and add the coffee. Add the dry ingredients through a sieve and mix until combined, make sure there are no lumps.
STEP 5
Pour the icing over the cooled cake and spread evenly. Decorate with non-pareils and let the icing cool before cutting.