Debbie's COFFEE LAYERED SPONGE CAKE
- 1 SPONGE CAKE.....
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 COFFEE LAYER.....
- 1 tsp agar powder
- 1 cup water
- 3 1/2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 tbsp nescafe instant coffee (or your favorite instant coffee)
- 1 CUSTARD LAYER.....
- 2 1/2 tbsp custard powder
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tsp agar powder
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup evaporated canned milk
- 2 cup water
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- SPONGE CAKE.....
- preheat oven 375 and grease a 8x8 pan
- beat eggs and sugar til light and creamy
- beat in milk and baking powder
- slowly add in flour beating until smooth
- pour into prepared pan bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean and cake is golden
- chill cake completely in freezer while making the coffee and custard layers
- FIRST LAYER.....
- in a sauce pan, mix the 1 cup of water, 3&1/2 tblsp sugar and 1tsp agar powder, bring to a boil over med/high heat simmer 2 minutes
- turn off heat and mix in the 2&1/2 tblsp coffee
- with water wet the inside of an 8x8 pan
- pour coffee mixture evenly into wet pan, set aside
- CUSTARD LAYER.....
- bring 2 cups water to a boil
- in a small bowl mix 1/4 cup water, custard powder, 1&1/4 cup sugar and 3 tsp agar powder stir to combine
- add custard mixture to boiling water, stir to bring back to a boil, add evaporated milk and vanilla.
- stir and phones for 1 minute
- pour custard gently and evenly over coffee layer
- allow custard to cool and form a skin over the top, about 1/2 hr
- carefully place cake layer on top of custard, press down on cake very gently to bond the cake with the custard
- chill 4 to 5 hrs or over night.
- when chilled gently slide a knife around the edges and invert cake carefully over plate, it should slide out
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Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/360148-debbies-coffee-layered-sponge-cake (may not work)