Dalgona Coffee Cake

Introduction:

Eggless,soft and moist chocolate coffee cake topped with silky smooth Dalgona whipped coffee. This is a delectable combination. The trending Dalgona coffee whipped cream can be used as a topping to any kind of desserts like brownies, cakes, milkshakes....It is a special treat for all the coffee lovers out there....

	Cuisine: International
	Recipe category: Cakes and bakes
	Prep time: 10 min
	Cooking time: 45 min
	Serves:6
Ingredients:
For cake:
All purpose flour/Maida	1 cup
Sugar (powdered)	3/4 cup
Cocoa powder	2 tbsp
Baking powder	1/2 tsp
Baking soda	1 tsp
Oil	1/2 cup
Curd/yogurt	1/4 cup
Milk	1/4 cup
Instant coffee powder	1 tsp
Hot water	1/4 cup
For Dalgona whipped cream:
Instant coffee powder	1 tbsp + 1 tsp
Sugar	6 tbsp
Water	2 tbsp + 2 tsp
Garnish:
Chocolate chips (optional)

Method:

1. Mix 1 tsp coffee powder in 1/4 cup of hot water and keep it aside
2. In a deep bowl sift together all purpose flour/Maida, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder
3. Now add the wet ingredients (oil, milk, curd/yogurt, prepared coffee (coffee powder + hot water)) Preheat oven at 180 degree C - 10 min
4. Whisk everything together (do not over beat the batter)
5. Pour the batter into prepared cake pan
6. Bake at 180 degree C for 25 -30 min
7. Remove cake from oven and check if it is baked properly (a thin skewer or toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean)
8. If toothpick comes out with wet batter bake for another 5 min or more
9. Loosen the sides, flip it over and allow it to cool completely
10. Meanwhile prepare the Dalgona whipped cream
11. Take instant coffee powder (2 tbsp+1 tbsp), Sugar (6 tbsp) and Water (2 tbsp+2 tsp) in a deep bowl
12. Use an electric beater or a wire whisk and whip (3 to 4 min) on high speed
13. If you are using a wire whisk it will take around 5 min
14. Whip until the mixture turns pale, fluffy and silky smooth
15. Spread this cream evenly over the cooled cake
16. Sprinkle some chocolate chips on top of it (optional)

Notes:

• How to prepare cake pan- If you have parchment paper, use it to line the bottom of the pan then apply some oil or butter on the sides of the pan and dust it with all purpose flour( 1 tbsp).If you do not have a parchment paper just coat the pan with butter or oil  and then dust it with all purpose flour
• The whipped coffee cream is sweet and slightly bitter but it is perfect with the cake .If you want to lessen the bitter taste add only 1 tbsp coffee powder 2 tbsp water and 6 tbsp sugar.