The crumbly, biscuit-y topping on this cake makes for a nice change from your typical icing/frosting This is an unusual cake recipe in that it has a crumbly, biscuit-y topping which actually makes a nice change to your typical iced/frosted cake – especially if you are not a fan of very sweet things !
The biscuit-y topping contains a nice mix of cinnamon and brown sugar, but I have also substituted the cinnamon powder for instant coffee powder or mixed spice before, and both taste equally delicious.
This recipe comes from one of my recipe books which is 81 years old (!!) & I’m pretty sure that it tastes every bit as good as it did all those years ago !
Quick Coffee Cake (from ‘Anyone Can Bake’, Standard Brands Inc, published 1929)
Cake/Base:
2 cups Flour
½ tsp Salt
3 tbsp Sugar
4 tsp Baking Powder (Baking Soda)
2 tbsp Butter, melted
1 cup Milk
Sift the flour, salt, sugar & baking powder together in a bowl. Stir in the melted butter & milk and mix to form a stiff batter. Spread into a round lightly greased 23 cm/ 9 inch cake tin.
Topping:
3 tbsp Flour
1 tbsp Cinnamon
3 tbsp brown Sugar
3 tbsp Butter
Sift the flour, cinnamon & sugar together. Rub in the butter until the mixture has a sandy texture. Sprinkle over the top of the batter before baking (no need to pat down).
Bake at 200’C/400’F/Gas Mark 6 for 30 to 40 minutes until done.
The biscuit-y topping contains a nice mix of cinnamon and brown sugar, but I have also substituted the cinnamon powder for instant coffee powder or mixed spice before, and both taste equally delicious.
This recipe comes from one of my recipe books which is 81 years old (!!) & I’m pretty sure that it tastes every bit as good as it did all those years ago !
Quick Coffee Cake (from ‘Anyone Can Bake’, Standard Brands Inc, published 1929)
Cake/Base:
2 cups Flour
½ tsp Salt
3 tbsp Sugar
4 tsp Baking Powder (Baking Soda)
2 tbsp Butter, melted
1 cup Milk
Sift the flour, salt, sugar & baking powder together in a bowl. Stir in the melted butter & milk and mix to form a stiff batter. Spread into a round lightly greased 23 cm/ 9 inch cake tin.
Topping:
3 tbsp Flour
1 tbsp Cinnamon
3 tbsp brown Sugar
3 tbsp Butter
Sift the flour, cinnamon & sugar together. Rub in the butter until the mixture has a sandy texture. Sprinkle over the top of the batter before baking (no need to pat down).
Bake at 200’C/400’F/Gas Mark 6 for 30 to 40 minutes until done.
