Vanilla Latte Cake
Vanilla Latte Cake; light fluffy vanilla and coffee cake layered with sweet vanilla and coffee buttercream, simple, soft and delicious!
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 200g (13 tbsp) softened butter/margarine
- 200g (1 cup) caster sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 200g (1 ½ cups) self-raising flour
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp coffee granules dissolved in 2 tbsp water OR 3-4 shots of espresso
For the buttercream:
- 250g (16 tbsp) softened butter
- 400g (2 cups) icing sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp coffee granules dissolved in 1 tbsp water OR 1-2 shots of espresso
Instructions
For the cake:
- Preheat your oven - 180°C / 160°C fan / 350°F / gas mark 4 - and grease/line two 20-25cm (6-8in) sandwich cake tins.
- Place your butter, sugar and vanilla into a large bowl and beat with a mixer or by hand until light and fluffy.
- Add your eggs one at a time, beating between each addition until fully combined. Don't worry if it looks a little curdled, once you add the flour it will come right!
- Sift your flour and salt into the bowl along with the strong coffee/espresso and mix gently until everything is smooth and combined.
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