Coffee Cake Recipe, Light & Delicious! Genoise sponge cake with Coffee Ganache

Easy Coffee Cake Recipe, Light & Delicious! Genoise sponge cake recipe

Learn how to make the perfect Coffee Cake recipe – a light and airy genoise sponge (or angel food cake) topped with a rich, glossy coffee ganache. This easy coffee cake recipe combines a moist, fluffy base with intense coffee flavor, creating a dessert that’s both elegant and indulgent.

Whether you call it a coffee sponge cake, coffee cake with ganache, or even a light coffee cake, this recipe is ideal for afternoon tea, brunch, or as a show-stopping dessert for coffee lovers. The soft sponge absorbs just the right amount of coffee flavor, while the creamy ganache adds a luxurious finish.

What you’ll learn in this video:

How to bake a light genoise sponge or angel food style coffee cake

The secret to a moist coffee cake that doesn’t dry out

Step-by-step guide to making silky coffee ganache

Tips to keep your sponge airy

✨ Ingredients

4 Eggs (medium size)
Sugar 75g (¼ cup, 2 tablespoons)
Plain Flour 65g (⅓ cup, 2 tablespoons)
Corn starch 10g (1 tablespoon)
Baking powder ⅓ teaspoon
Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
Almond essence ½ teaspoon (optional)
Melted Butter 40g (3 tablespoons)

Coffee Ganache:

Instant Coffee 1 tablespoon
Warm Milk 2 tablespoons
Milk chocolate 150g
Heavy Cream 80ml (⅓ cup)

Milk 2-3 tablespoons (optional) to soak the cake

Measuring cup size - 240ml
Baking pan 20x20 cm (8x8 inch)

✨ Method

Whisk the Eggs and the Sugar for about 3-4 minutes.
Mix the Flour, Corn starch and the Baking powder separately.
Sift ½ of the flour mix into the Egg mixture.
Fold gently.
Add ½ of the melted Butter into the batter.
Fold gently.
Repeat the steps with Flour and Butter again.
Add Vanilla.
Fold gently until everything mixed well.

Bake in a preheated oven at 175c (350f) for about 20-25 minutes.

Once done, remove from the baking tray and leave to cool on a cooling rack.

Making the Coffee ganache:
Mix the Coffee with the warm Milk.
Microwave Chocolate and Cream for about 1 minute.
Mix well.
Add the Coffee mixture.
Mix well.
Chill for about 10 minutes in the fridge.
Whisk until thick and creamy for about 1-2 minutes.

Drizzle some cold milk over the cake (optional)

Apply the ganache over the cake, however you like.
Dust some Cocoa powder.

Enjoy!


Perfect for: birthdays, gatherings, or when you want a homemade coffee dessert that tastes bakery-style.


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