Ingredients
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4 tablespoons ground coffee, Colombian
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3/4 cup milk
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1 cup flour, white
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 -2 teaspoon cinnamon, freshly ground
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1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly ground
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1/4 teaspoon clove, freshly ground
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3 eggs, large
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1 cup sugar (vanilla or white)
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure
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1/4 cup butter, salted, warm, melted
Instructions
- Combine coffee and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Steep over low heat for 10 minutes.
- Strain into a measuring cup. T.
- There should be 1/2 cup flavored milk.
- Keep the milk warm on low heat.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, set aside until needed.
- 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.
- Using a mixer on low speed, slowly beat in the flavored milk, just until blended.
- Now beat in the vanilla and slowly fold in the flour mixture just until blended, making sure not too overbeat.
- Lastly, fold in the melted butter, gently.
- Pour into a greased and floured 8-inch round cake pan.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F oven for 20-25 minutes until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
- 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.