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Filter Coffee Cake By Chef Tejasvi Chandela

Filter Coffee Cake is a cake made with Madras filter coffee. Chef Tejasvi Chandela brings this aromatic cake to your kitchen.

Serves4

Cooking Time15-20 Min

Preparation Time10-12 Min

DifficultyEXPERT

Ingredients

    • 1 1/4 cup butter

    • 1 1/4 cup castor sugar

    • 4 eggs

    • 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

    • 3 tbsp filter coffee

    • 1/2 tsp vanilla essence

    • 2 tsp milk

    • filter coffee buttercream frosting

    • filter coffee ganache

    • melted dark chocolate

    • edible gold dust

    • orange fondant

    • yellow fondant

PREPARATION

  1. 1

    Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl.
  2. 2

    Add eggs, all-purpose flour, filter coffee, vanilla essence, milk and mix.
  3. 3

    Transfer the cake batter to a lined tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 20 - 25 mins.
  4. 4

    Once the cake cools down, unmould it and trim the top layer using a serrated knife.
  5. 5

    Place the first sponge on a turntable and spread some filter coffee buttercream frosting using a piping bag.
  6. 6

    Place the second sponge on it and repeat the process. Place the third sponge on it.
  7. 7

    Coak the sides and top of the cake with filter coffee ganache.
  8. 8

    Even out the ganache using an offset spatula.
  9. 9

    Pour the melted dark chocolate into a disposable cup. Coat the cup properly and drain off the excess chocolate.
  10. 10

    Refrigerate the glass for 5 mins. Carefully remove the paper and keep the chocolate glass aside.
  11. 11

    Colour the glass and wati using edible gold dust.
  12. 12

    Roll the yellow and orange fondant into a spiral shape to make murukku and achappam. Dust them with edible gold.
  13. 13

    Place the cup and wati on the cake. Fill the cup with cake trimmings and filter coffee buttercream frosting.
  14. 14

    Place another chocolate cup on the cake and add some coffee beans into it.
  15. 15

    Place the murukku and achappam on the cake.
  16. 16

    Drizzle some melted chocolate on the sides of the cake.

STEP BY STEP