The Coffee Cake you've all been Salivating for!

When I say coffee, I don't mean a cake you have with coffee. What is mean is a cake that smells gloriously like coffee with each bite; a cake that coffee lovers can get addicted to - Don't say I did not give you fair warning. So… (as my wonderful host in Spain started most of his sentences) I am revealing to you the best recipe - alas cannot claim credit - of the most enjoyable cake I've tasted, evah! And thanks goes to the Pioneer Woman whose recipe worked like a charm and my daughter who is my best baking buddy!

The recipe I am turning over to the link here - Just follow verbatim - really!

I am just showing you my results. Please drool, at least a little :)

RECIPE

Ingredients

• FOR THE CAKE:
• 2 cups Flour
• 2 cups Sugar
• ¼ teaspoons Salt
• 2 sticks Butter
• 3 Tablespoons Instant Coffee Crystals
• ½ cups Buttermilk
• 2 whole Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla
• _____
• FOR THE ICING:
• 1-½ stick Butter
• 1 pound Powdered Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Instant Coffee Crystals
• ¼ teaspoons Salt
• 4 Tablespoons Heavy Cream

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two round baking pans.

In a large bowl, mix sugar, flour, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Set aside.

Melt 2 sticks of butter in a pot over medium-low heat. While that’s melting, add 3 tablespoons instant coffee to 1 cup boiling water. Set aside.

Once butter has melted, add coffee mixture to the butter in the pot. Let it come to a boil for about ten seconds, then turn off the heat. Set aside for until slightly cool.

In a separate bowl, add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla. Mix until well combined.

Pour the butter/coffee mixture into the flour mixture. Stir the mixture together gently. The purpose here isn’t to mix it together perfectly, but to cool down the heat before adding the egg mixture.

Add in the egg mixture and stir gently until well combined. Then pour into pans. Bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until set.

Allow to cool completely.

Combine all icing ingredients, then ice the cake. Chill for an hour before serving.

The recipe and preparation is courtesy Pioneer Woman