Great Grandma's Famous Jimmy Cake(#1 Coffee Cake)
This cake is the coffee lovers dream dessert.
Very quick to make and using super simple ingredients.
This cake = LOVE! And love is all you need
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 4 egg yolks
- 4 egg white, beaten
- 1 cup cold coffee
- 1 cup chocolate jimmies
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
Nutella Ganache
- 3/4 cup Nutella
- 2 TBSP butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 TBSP corn syrup
Instructions
Cream coconut oil and butter.
Add icing sugar and mix.
Add 4 eggs yolks, coffee and vanilla.
Mix in flour,salt, baking powder.
Then add chocolate sprinkles or jimmies.
To another mixing bowl add egg whites and beat with the whisk attachment until the peaks stand straight up.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Baking in 9 inch tube pan at 325 F for about 1 hour.
Remove and cool.
Cover with the Nutella Ganache.
Options: You can cover just half of the cake with the Ganache.
The other half keep it plain or cover with chocolate or coffee icing.
Decorate with chocolate sprinkles.
Remember, chocolate sprinkles = Jimmy
How to make Nutella Ganache?
Using a medium size cup or bowl add Nutella and butter. Set aside.
Add heavy cream and corn syrup into small sauce pan and heat until it begins to simmer.
Remove from the heat and pour over Nutella and butter.
Cover the cup or bowl with an aluminum foil for a few minutes. (I did it for 5 minutes)
After 5 minutes whisk until smooth.
So, you just made the best Nutella ganache in this Universe. (trust me, you did)