Coffee coffee cake from Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence (page 219) by Claire Saffitz

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  • lucia_dbdl2m on March 23, 2026

    Great coffee flavor and loved the hint of cardamon

  • simone_lu3llo on February 26, 2026

    Have made this recipe countless times, it’s incredible.

  • jazmin_l3pudo on February 15, 2026

    Super moist and very COFFEE flavored. Would make again.

  • elisa_m95b99 on February 07, 2026

    Very yummy but makes a large portion. Next time I might try to half the recipe !

  • nicole_lmgml1 on January 20, 2026

    Love!!

  • Iwantobeahobbit on January 16, 2025

    Coffee and cardamom is such a dreamy combination in this cake! My bake didn't come out too dry like others have experienced. For all the effort involved I'm glad I made a 9x13 batch.

  • aistern on September 12, 2024

    Best coffee cake! Involved recipe but worth it

  • MaryJane7 on June 14, 2024

    Before making this recipe, I read many comments mentioning that the cake turned out very dry. So, I decided to use an adjusted version suggested by a Reddit user, which had received lots of positive feedback. I also used half the ingredients to bake it in an 8x8 pan. The cake was moist enough for a coffee cake but quite bland for our taste. Next time, I will try the classic King Arthur's cinnamon coffee cake. I might eventually mix the two recipes to get more cinnamon and coffee flavor.

  • smcculle on March 16, 2024

    worked great with bob's 1-1 gluten free flour

  • hirsheys on August 29, 2021

    I made half a batch of this and may have over baked it a touch, but still enjoyed it a lot. It takes a little getting used to - the flavors are lovely, but it’s a little jarring at first that it isn’t the pure cinnamon flavor of normal coffee cake. That said, it’s not too sweet, very fluffy, and the cardamom/coffee taste is nicely balanced. Sukhi thought it was heaven (cardamom and coffee are her two favorite flavors, so not surprising!) Definitely worth making again.

  • lou_weez on July 11, 2021

    YUM!! This is a real coffee lovers dream cake. Soft, billowy cake heady with coffee and spices topped with a crunchy crumble....mmmmmm.

  • Astrid5555 on May 14, 2021

    Made half a recipe in an 8x8 inch cake pan. Perfect for coffee & spice lovers, will use the cake part of the recipe for other cakes as well. Delicious!

  • bwhip on October 28, 2020

    If you really like coffee, you'll really like this cake. Coffee in the cake, coffee in the swirl, coffee in the topping. :) I think next time I might put a little cocoa in the swirl just to give it a hint of chocolate to go along with all the coffee. As I do with many new recipes I haven't tried yet, I halved the batch and made this in an 8" x 8" pan rather than the 9 x 13.

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