Coffee & Spices Sponge Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons ground coffee, colombian
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 cup flour,
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 -2 teaspoon cinnamon, freshly ground
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly ground
• 1/4 teaspoon clove, freshly ground
• 3 eggs, large
• 1 cup sugar (vanilla or )
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure
• 1/4 cup butter, salted, warm, melted

Recipe

• 1 combine coffee and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• 2 steep over low heat for 10 minutes.
• 3 strain into a measuring cup. t.
• 4 there should be 1/2 cup flavored milk.
• 5 keep the milk warm on low heat.
• 6 sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, set aside until needed.
• 7 in a large bowl, beat the eggs for two minutes at high speed until thick, then slowly add the sugar and beat for 4 to 5 minutes longer until the mixture is very light.
• 8 using a mixer on low speed, slowly beat in the flavored milk, just until blended.
• 9 now beat in the vanilla and slowly fold in the flour mixture just until blended, making sure not too overbeat.
• 10 lastly, fold in the melted butter, gently.
• 11 pour into a greased and floured 8-inch round cake pan.
• 12 bake in a preheated 350 degrees f oven for 20-25 minutes until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• 13 let cake cool for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely, then frost with your favorite chocolate buttercream or coffee frosting.