Here’s a rich, bakery-style recipe for a Chocolate Coffee Cake with Lotus Cream Topping—moist, flavorful, and perfect for dessert or special occasions ☕🍫
🍫 Chocolate Coffee Cake
🧾 Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 1½ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot coffee
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
🔥 Instructions
1. Preheat & prep
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F)
- Grease and line a cake pan
2. Mix dry ingredients
- Combine flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
3. Add wet ingredients
- Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla
- Mix until smooth
4. Add coffee
- Slowly pour in hot coffee and mix
👉 This enhances the chocolate flavor and makes the cake extra moist
5. Bake
- Pour batter into the pan
- Bake for 30–35 minutes
- Cool completely before frosting
🍯 Lotus Cream Topping
🧾 Ingredients
- 1 cup whipped cream
- ½ cup Lotus Biscoff spread
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar (optional)
🥄 Instructions
- Whip the cream until soft peaks form
- Gently fold in the Lotus spread
- Chill for 15–20 minutes before using
🎂 Assemble the Cake
- Spread the Lotus cream evenly over the cooled cake
- Add extra drizzle of Lotus spread on top (optional)
- Sprinkle crushed biscuits for texture
💡 Tips for Best Results
- Use strong coffee for deeper flavor
- Don’t overbake—this cake should stay moist
- Chill the frosting slightly before spreading
- Add a pinch of salt to the topping to balance sweetness
☕ Serving Idea
Serve a slice with a hot cup of coffee or cappuccino—the flavors pair perfectly.
This cake is soft, rich, and layered with deep chocolate and caramelized Lotus flavor—perfect for impressing guests or treating yourself.
If you want, I can turn this into a no-oven version or a small business bakery-style recipe with costing and pricing.