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Published: 28 July 2008

Clare Latimer's recipe for
Coffee Cake

Coffee Cake
Or Torta al Caffe, which sounds much more romantic.
This has been a hidden family recipe until now when it has been allowed to appear in this book.
The size of the Espresso cup is the little ones you see in a restaurant and remember that it is very strong coffee.
You could use two heaped teaspoons of good instant instead and the same amount of water as above.

Serves 4
100g butter, softened;
150g caster sugar;
four eggs;
five grams vanilla seeds;
pinch salt;
two cups cool espresso coffee;
300g flour;
one50ml full-fat milk;
one tbsp rum;
20g baking powder.

Method
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Mix in the beaten eggs, vanilla, salt, coffee, flour, milk, rum and, finally, the baking powder.
This should result in a creamy mixture.
Spoon into muffin cases, not overfilling as these rise significantly.
Place on a baking tray and then cook for about 25 minutes. Check with a skewer to see if they are cooked. The skewer should come out clean.

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