Coffee Cake
75g[3oz]Butter 40g [1&1/2oz] Edmonds Cornflour
175g[6oz] Sugar 3 tbsps Milk
1tbsps Coffee Essence 1tsp Edmonds Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence 135g[4& 1/2oz]Flour
3 Eggs.
Cream butter ,sugar,coffee& vanilla essences together,.
Beat in egg yolks one at a time ,then sifted flour &
cornflour alternately with stiffly beaten egg whites.
Mix well,add milk and lastly baking powder.
Bake in 2 x 230mm[8"] greased tins 20-25 mins
@190oC[375oF].
Ice and fill with coffee butter icing
Decorate with cherries
and pipe with icing on top a VALENTINE heart .
Coffee Icing :
25 or 50 g[1-2oz] Butter 175g[6oz] Icing Sugar
1dstp Coffee Essence 1/2 tsp Vanilla Essence.
Melt butter,Add sifted icing sugar and other ingredients.
Beat well .If used for coffee cake ,add 2 tbsps ground
walnuts and a little Raspberry Jam..