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Eggless coffee cake with chocolate coffee ganache

Eggless Coffee Cake with a beautiful Chocolate coffee ganache! If you are a coffee lover, this cake is made for you.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 1 Loaf Cake
Author Sakshi Bhatia

Ingredients

For the coffee cake -

  • 1 cup Maida all purpose flour
  • 200 ml Condensed milk also called milkmade
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Buttermilk You can prepare this at home using lemon juice and milk. See the method below for more details
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Instant Coffee powder
  • 4 tablespoons Butter

For the chocolate coffee ganache -

  • 1/4 Cup Cream
  • 1/2 Cup chopped dark chocolate
  • 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
  • 1 teaspoon butter

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven at 180 C / 350 F.

  2. For preparing buttermilk at home, mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice (or white vinegar) in one cup of milk. Leave this mixture for 5 minutes. Your buttermilk is ready. If you are using ready made buttermilk, then avoid this step.

  3. In a bowl, sieve together maida (all purpose flour), baking powder and baking soda. Keep aside.

  4. In a small bowl, add instant coffee powder and 1 tablespoon water. Mix. Keep aside.

  5. In a separate bowl, add butter. Whip it for a minute.
  6. Now add condensed milk. Whip (or mix) it for 2 minutes.
  7. Now add coffee water mixture and buttermilk. Mix till this forms a smooth mixture.
  8. Now add the dry ingredients.
  9. Mix till this forms a smooth cake batter.

  10. Pour this cake batter into a greased cake mould. Bake at 180 C / 350 F for 30-35 minutes or till a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

  11. Allow the cake to cool down completely.
  12. For preparing the chocolate coffee ganache, add the chopped dark chocolate and instant coffee powder in a bowl. Heat the cream and butter and pour this cream + butter mixture on chopped dark chocolate and instant coffee powder. Remember to heat the cream + butter mixture only till bubbles start appearing . Don't boil cream + butter mixture.
  13. Leave this for 5 minutes.
  14. After 5 minutes, wisk this mixture with the help of a spoon. The chocolate will melt and a smooth ganache will be formed. If this mixture still contain some chocolate pieces, simply microwave this mixture for 10-20 seconds. Wisk this mixture again.
  15. Let the ganache cool down to room temperature.
  16. Now demould the cake.
  17. Keep the cake on a plate and pour the yummy Chocolate coffee ganache on the top. You can decorate this with some chopped almonds (as shown in the image) or you can simply leave it like this.
  18. Leave this cake for an hour or two so that the chocolate sets.
  19. Later on cut the cake into slices and enjoy your yummy eggless coffee cake with chocolate coffee ganache.