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leeseokminyesterday was um.... an eventful day? i made claire saffitz's coffee coffee cake with some success...... entirely by hand. my (40 year old, passed down from grandmother) stand mixer said goodbye and i apparently have strong enough arms now that i whisked the entire cake by hand and it was delicious. i'm extremely shocked, truth be told! anyway, notes & reflections below!
overall, i like the cake. i expected to love it, but that didn't quite happen due to one thing: there was too much cinnamon involved. this may be because i weighed everything by grams except the tablespoon measures, and accidentally used my u.k measurement tbsp instead of my us one, and definitely ended with an extra 3 grams for every tablespoon. the coffee crumb was delicious, but would've been better if i did it with cold butter (i do live in tropical weather) as opposed to room temp, and kept it referigerated, because it was essentially a pie crust by the time i was ready to crumble it on. it was also way too big of a portion--i split the batter between a 9x9 and a loaf pan because i didn't have a 13x9--and i realized that the ratio on the youtube video works well for a party or to split amongst friends and family but you can definitely make a loaf (1/3 the amount) or a loaf and extra (2/3 the amount). adjusted ratios (done by grams) below! also if you don't have electric scales you get fucked over by the divisions. in that case make the original serving and give your neighbours cake. or eat it all yourself.
for a single loaf
coffee ribbon:
12g light brown sugar
8g ground cinnamon (12g if halving cinnamon)
3g instant coffee
coffee crumb:
53g all purpose flour
33g light brown sugar
3g ground cardamom
3g instant coffee
38g unsalted butter, cold if your highs are <27, room temp if it's less than that
cake:
152g all purpose flour
3g baking powder
2g kosher salt
1g baking soda
57g sour cream (room temp)
38g strong brewed coffee (i also used room temp)
4g instant coffee
3g vanilla extract
57g unsalted butter, room temperature
19g neutral oil
67g granulated sugar
50g light brown sugar
so the eggs are a little tricky. but by weight it will be 67g of beaten eggs and 1 egg, rounded up if you're not gonna get fussy, room temp
for a 9x9
coffee ribbon:
24g light brown sugar
16g ground cinnamon
6g instant coffee
coffee crumb:
106g all purpose flour
66g light brown sugar
6g ground cardamom
6g instant coffee
76g unsalted butter, cold if your highs are <27, room temp if it's less than that
cake:
304g all purpose flour
6g baking powder
4g kosher salt
2g baking soda
114g sour cream (room temp)
76g strong brewed coffee (i also used room temp)
8g instant coffee
6g vanilla extract
114g unsalted butter, room temperature
38g neutral oil
134g granulated sugar
100g light brown sugar
so the eggs are a little tricky. but by weight it will be 133g of beaten eggs and 3 eggs, rounded up if you're not gonna get fussy, room temp
as of now, i haven't tested the ratio'd down cake, but i'll definitely post a journal about it when i remake in maybe..... a week or so. I JUST LIKE COFFEE CAKES OK.
overall, i like the cake. i expected to love it, but that didn't quite happen due to one thing: there was too much cinnamon involved. this may be because i weighed everything by grams except the tablespoon measures, and accidentally used my u.k measurement tbsp instead of my us one, and definitely ended with an extra 3 grams for every tablespoon. the coffee crumb was delicious, but would've been better if i did it with cold butter (i do live in tropical weather) as opposed to room temp, and kept it referigerated, because it was essentially a pie crust by the time i was ready to crumble it on. it was also way too big of a portion--i split the batter between a 9x9 and a loaf pan because i didn't have a 13x9--and i realized that the ratio on the youtube video works well for a party or to split amongst friends and family but you can definitely make a loaf (1/3 the amount) or a loaf and extra (2/3 the amount). adjusted ratios (done by grams) below! also if you don't have electric scales you get fucked over by the divisions. in that case make the original serving and give your neighbours cake. or eat it all yourself.
for a single loaf
coffee ribbon:
12g light brown sugar
8g ground cinnamon (12g if halving cinnamon)
3g instant coffee
coffee crumb:
53g all purpose flour
33g light brown sugar
3g ground cardamom
3g instant coffee
38g unsalted butter, cold if your highs are <27, room temp if it's less than that
cake:
152g all purpose flour
3g baking powder
2g kosher salt
1g baking soda
57g sour cream (room temp)
38g strong brewed coffee (i also used room temp)
4g instant coffee
3g vanilla extract
57g unsalted butter, room temperature
19g neutral oil
67g granulated sugar
50g light brown sugar
so the eggs are a little tricky. but by weight it will be 67g of beaten eggs and 1 egg, rounded up if you're not gonna get fussy, room temp
for a 9x9
coffee ribbon:
24g light brown sugar
16g ground cinnamon
6g instant coffee
coffee crumb:
106g all purpose flour
66g light brown sugar
6g ground cardamom
6g instant coffee
76g unsalted butter, cold if your highs are <27, room temp if it's less than that
cake:
304g all purpose flour
6g baking powder
4g kosher salt
2g baking soda
114g sour cream (room temp)
76g strong brewed coffee (i also used room temp)
8g instant coffee
6g vanilla extract
114g unsalted butter, room temperature
38g neutral oil
134g granulated sugar
100g light brown sugar
so the eggs are a little tricky. but by weight it will be 133g of beaten eggs and 3 eggs, rounded up if you're not gonna get fussy, room temp
as of now, i haven't tested the ratio'd down cake, but i'll definitely post a journal about it when i remake in maybe..... a week or so. I JUST LIKE COFFEE CAKES OK.
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Date: 2021-03-24 02:12 pm (UTC)