Vanilla Latte Cake
Aug 04, 2025 01:31 AM
This Vanilla Latte Cake transforms a classic coffee beverage into a delicious dessert! Infused with espresso and vanilla, it is perfect for the coffee lover in your life.
Man, I’ve had some serious baking fails over the past couple weeks. The other day I was baking cake layers for one project and checked on them too early. They weren’t quite set yet when I moved them around in the oven, so they totally caved in. I could literally see them falling before my eyes. SO sad (they still tasted good though).
With this Vanilla Latte Cake it was quite the opposite. I overbaked the layers for fear of underbaking, and the cake came out dry. I didn’t realize this until I cut into it though — there isn’t really an easy way to tell a cake is overbaked unless it’s burnt (lol). I had the foresight to douse the layers with some simple syrup before stacking, but even that didn’t help much.
Learn from my mistakes, people. Don’t check your cakes too early or too late. Baking is stressful, amirite?
Ingredients:
Vanilla Latte Cake
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup milk room temperature
- 1 Tbsp instant espresso powder
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
Vanilla Latte Buttercream
- 6 large egg whites
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 2 Tbsp instant espresso powder not granules
Assembly
- coffee beans whole
Prep Time:
120 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
155 minutes
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