Seriously Coffee Cake

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour plain
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
• 1 cup granulated white sugar
• 1/2 cup brewed espresso strongly
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil like canola or sunflower
• 3 eggs
• 100 grams unsalted butter
• 100 grams cream cheese
• 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1. Pre-heat the oven to 170 deg C. In a large bowl whisk together the sugar, espresso, oil and eggs till the sugar dissolves. In a smaller bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, cocoa powder and coffee together. Mix well with a fork. Add the dry ingredients into the wet and stir till everything is just combined. Pour in a greased 8-9" baking tin and bake for 35-40 minutes or till a toothpick inserted through the center comes out clean. Top with some cream cheese frosting and grated chocolate after the cake's cooled. I find that resting the cake in the refrigerator for a couple of hours before serving makes it infinitely better.
2. Whisk together the butter and cream cheese till pale and creamy. It is best if you use an electric beater since whisking by hand would be a little tedious. Beat in the sugar spoonful by spoonful till its combined well. Beat in the vanilla essence.

flour plain, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, cocoa powder, coffee powder, white sugar, espresso strongly, vegetable oil, eggs, butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Seriously-Coffee-Cake-1669454 (may not work)