Hawaij Spiced Coffee Cake
Hawaij Spiced Coffee Cake is a combination of sweet and savory spices mixed in a traditional coffee cake that is topped off with a coffee flavored cream cheese frosting.
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Ingredients
For the Hawaij Spice Mix:
- 2 Tablespoons of cardamom seeds roughly ground
- 3 Tablespoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
For the cake:
- 12 Tablespoons 3/4 c. butter, softened
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/3 c. flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons espresso powder
- 1 Tablespoon hot water
For the frosting:
- 1/2 c. cream cheese softened
- 1/4 c. butter softened
- 1 c. powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons espresso powder
- 1/2 c. heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 x 8 baking dish with cooking spray.
- To make the spice mix combine all the spice ingredient stogether and mix well.
- To make the cake beat the butter and sugar together until smooth. Add in the eggs one at a time.
- Combine the flour, 1 Tablespoon of Hawaij spice, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Mix well.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until just combined.
- Dissolve the espresso powder in the hot water then mix into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the ceter comes out clean.
- To make the topping place the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl and mix on medium high heat until smooth and creamy.
- Add in thepowdered sugar and espresso powder and beat for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the heavy cream and beat on high speed for 2-3 minutes or until fluffy.
- Spread the frosting on top of the cooled cake.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Food Network