A Coffee Cake (That Tastes of Coffee)

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James Hoffmann

James Hoffmann

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@jameshoffmann
@jameshoffmann 4 жыл бұрын
A few quick comments I wanted to add: - I shouldn't have thrown the cake in the bin like that. Food waste is a massive issue, and regardless of being unable to share that cake with anyone, and unable to eat it myself - it going in the bin shouldn't have made it to the final video. My own waste around video productions is a concern, and this was just stupid. I apologise. - I'm also not trying to throw shade at other food KZbinrs. The point was that a more technical approach to coffee brewing rarely intersects with a more technical approach to food. I'm sure the Babish espresso was good, it's just of a different style than I was trying to illustrate here - and generally you tend to see that larger, weaker style of espresso brewed on food channels, rather than shorter stronger espressos. - I'm sorry this wasn't the Tiramisu video. (Or the Aeropress video, or even the Clever Dripper video.) I will get there, but Tiramisu will definitely be next year now. One day I will learn the lesson about not talking about videos before I'm actually making them.
@Bonewizzy
@Bonewizzy 4 жыл бұрын
Tiramisu is a HUGE thing for me and it kills me how ppl settle for instant expresso. You can extract such a deep, beautiful flavor with other blends. Looking forward to ur video!
@taylor-ruth.
@taylor-ruth. 4 жыл бұрын
I think people are majorly overreacting to the Babish nod, it was quite clear what you were trying to communicate. People seem to have a bit of an unfair expectation of you to be almost inhumanly unpartisan. Good grief!
@madrian_hello
@madrian_hello 4 жыл бұрын
Nothing gets me more angry than presenting a weak espresso on Flair in a video.
@andagain9826
@andagain9826 4 жыл бұрын
So glad you addressed the throwing away off the cake. Please consider re editing to take out that part, even with the apology, it is unbearably galling.
@esky203
@esky203 4 жыл бұрын
@@taylor-ruth. is it some other worldly expectation though that as you spend time editing in clips from other channels for the express purpose of highlighting how they're doing stuff badly or wrong that you'd reflect for a moment and be like "huh, maybe I can make this point without directly referencing other people trying to make a living and doing their best and instead, just say that pulling weaker shots is something to avoid" like the bar is almost on the floor...
@CHEFPKR
@CHEFPKR 4 жыл бұрын
A nice thing we did in the bakery was make a coffee soak: Espresso + light simple syrup, place it into a bottle and drizzle or spray it onto the cake after baking. Gives it a LOT of flavor.
@tristandonohoe1732
@tristandonohoe1732 4 жыл бұрын
That sounds lovely. Do you remember the specs?
@CHEFPKR
@CHEFPKR 4 жыл бұрын
@@tristandonohoe1732 unfortunately I don't remember the exact recipe but think about making a really good shot (or 3) of espresso and sweetening it with simple syrup like you would for a drink. You just want it ever so diluted to not take away from the coffee but also thin enough to not have huge pockets of espresso poured onto the cake
@kuurbis
@kuurbis 4 жыл бұрын
doing this might have allowed him to add a bit more coffee flavor to the buttercream. but james is right, a lot of the time the buttercream or mousse or whatever else has the dominant role and the sponge is basically just there to be able to call it cake.
@tommihommi1
@tommihommi1 4 жыл бұрын
What's also nice instead of buttercream is a whipped cream made from cream, eggyolk, espresso and sugar.
@jedi2254409
@jedi2254409 4 жыл бұрын
Ohhhhh almost like Tiramisu
@MDK-oq5vb
@MDK-oq5vb 4 жыл бұрын
I was really expecting him to send the unused cake to a Patreon supporter.
@mimachado5546
@mimachado5546 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 me too!
@JT-ic6rx
@JT-ic6rx 4 жыл бұрын
Oh god. I audibly snorted from laughing. That is gold!
@alaqmaargandhi4526
@alaqmaargandhi4526 4 жыл бұрын
I mean he could always pull it out the bin........ Okay yeah no don’t do that,
@simonst9428
@simonst9428 4 жыл бұрын
Same here. 😂
@Citroen_2cv
@Citroen_2cv 4 жыл бұрын
This is beyond funny. First, thank you. Second, marry me. Third, I wish you all a next-year in which we dial down the outrage and dial up the wit. It's a much more potent force, and certainly goes better with coffee.
@patavinity1262
@patavinity1262 4 жыл бұрын
To be fair, in Britain teacakes don't taste of tea.
@kmahajan8699
@kmahajan8699 4 жыл бұрын
Hahahah massively underrated comment
@hopegold883
@hopegold883 4 жыл бұрын
Good one.
@neoreoscar27
@neoreoscar27 4 жыл бұрын
A teacake is designed to be served with tea, not tasting of tea. You do, however, get such a thing as a tea loaf, which calls for the sultanas/raisins to be marinated in tea before adding to the batter. Also lovely alongside tea! ☺️🫖☕️ I love all the food and drink quirkiness from area to area, country to country. 😂🤣
@wesleymatthews6356
@wesleymatthews6356 4 жыл бұрын
@@neoreoscar27 same thing with american coffee cakes.
@wendellwatson6015
@wendellwatson6015 4 жыл бұрын
@@wesleymatthews6356 yes! You eat it while drinking good coffee. No need to put cake in my coffee and no need to put coffee in my cake (but that is better than cake in my coffee).
@andyuh7085
@andyuh7085 4 жыл бұрын
I'm not going to roast or mock James about his icing skills, but that he ate the cake in a bowl.
@zackc6578
@zackc6578 4 жыл бұрын
When he did this I actually gagged
@Zwiesel66
@Zwiesel66 4 жыл бұрын
Haha, I had the same thought 😁
@reallivebluescat
@reallivebluescat 4 жыл бұрын
"roast" hah!!! Cause coffee
@karu6111
@karu6111 4 жыл бұрын
why are we somehow collectively irritated by that? I love it, so petty haha
@Mr1977Kelvin
@Mr1977Kelvin 4 жыл бұрын
I mean who eats cake in a bowl
@chrisewald2536
@chrisewald2536 3 жыл бұрын
Worked as a professional baker for two years before starting my own business, and one thing we did with coffee cake to add a nice compliment to the sponge, was a cardamom meringue for a Turkish coffee direction.
@BasicPsychology101
@BasicPsychology101 11 ай бұрын
See, this is why losing weight is so damn hard. 😭
@EricBillups-o4x
@EricBillups-o4x 7 ай бұрын
Would you still have the recipe?
@Kaaaaarll
@Kaaaaarll 4 жыл бұрын
*eats half a cake* "It's important to do thorough testing"
@Paxmax
@Paxmax 4 жыл бұрын
Well... can't argue with that!
@crispinmcsticks
@crispinmcsticks 4 жыл бұрын
My kinda guy
@i.kjell-mon9344
@i.kjell-mon9344 4 жыл бұрын
Hello, James! I made this tonight. It was labor-intensive, but worth it: very tasty. I was initially skeptical at how much butter (proportionally) goes into the buttercream, but I'm pleasantly surprised at how the end result isn't overpoweringly buttery. Rather, the coffee-infused butter provides a butterscotch essence, in addition to a distinct coffee taste, and it's just sweet enough. I was also shocked at how light and fluffy this buttercream turned out. That's a nice change of pace from traditional thick, overly sugary buttercream. The cake is really pleasant: soft texture with subtle coffee flavor. We don't have an espresso machine here at home, so I used 90g of strong pour-over coffee (George Howell Coffee Co. "Guduba" light roast from Ethiopia), which appears to have worked well. For the infusing process, I used Coava's "Mr. David Mburu" beans, which I think made for an excellent flavor. Thanks for introducing us to true coffee cake!
@fionaclaphamhoward5876
@fionaclaphamhoward5876 9 ай бұрын
Once you've tried Swiss meringue buttercream, you'll not want to go back to the American style (butter + icing sugar)
@Miglesky
@Miglesky 4 жыл бұрын
OMG yes. I am so tired of people that are trying to make some coffee related desserts and caring about every single product to be premium quality EXCEPT the coffee itself.
@TamarLitvot
@TamarLitvot 4 жыл бұрын
While you’re right that coffee cakes in the U.S. aren’t coffee flavored, good ones aren’t bland and tasteless. They’re designed to enhance coffee (or to be enhanced by coffee). A really good coffee cake in the U.S. is moist and cinnamony - often with a nutty crumbly topping that gives the cake just a bit of crunch. Or there are the ones from my local bakery that have a flaky croissant-like texture with a maple walnut icing. Unbelievably good with hot rich coffee in the morning. Your cake would be a delicious dessert and I’m sure I’d love it. But it would not be my choice of cake to have WITH my coffee.
@JCRaptorGene
@JCRaptorGene 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I do find it interesting as well that he admitted Coffee flavored coffee cake is a pretty low bar as well. I would guess, as the guy who made a video titles "Stop putting coffee in everything", he would prefer a delicious cake designed to pair well with quality brewed coffee.
@Scaff666
@Scaff666 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think the problem is calling it coffee cake, makes no sense, since it has no coffee in it.
@varieedeventualii
@varieedeventualii 2 жыл бұрын
@@JCRaptorGene What? that's beside the issue anyway. It's the usual american issue with names... "football" much? Or "insert sport name" World Series (what world?)...always wondered why: I concluded that the hubris of the average american makes him go like "heh...name's weird? No problem, I'll just bend reality to match it, 'murica style".
@JCRaptorGene
@JCRaptorGene 2 жыл бұрын
@@varieedeventualii What are you angry about? What is besides the issue? Actually, what was the "issue" in the first place? BTW: I agree with you about 'Football' and 'World Series'.
@tomwood5896
@tomwood5896 2 жыл бұрын
@@Scaff666 yes, it makes no sense. But also, teacakes are a thing in Britain, and they don't have tea in them - they're just bready things with fruit in (or without fruit, in some parts of Yorkshire, or a completely different chocolatey-marshmallow thing in Scotland). In any case all things you eat with tea. (Or for tea, perhaps).
@Tinetsu
@Tinetsu 4 жыл бұрын
"Its warm and comforting and friendly and everything that is good in life. " James Hoffmann's first take probably.
@chrishutchings9046
@chrishutchings9046 4 жыл бұрын
"warm, comforting and friendly" Sums James Hoffman videos up. 😂
@ToByMusic
@ToByMusic 4 жыл бұрын
Hey James! I'm a musician and actor based in Los Angeles and wanted to let you know that I've been a huge fan of your channel for quite some time. As a fellow coffee enthusiast, your videos and tips definitely helped me destress during quarantine (even made my Moka Pot Cafecito recipe stronger!). Love to see you branch into coffee based desserts I think this is a natural direction for your content. Keep doing what you do, man! Your expertise is greatly needed and always appreciated.
@battleblades
@battleblades 4 жыл бұрын
Me yesterday: I'm going to diet until Thanksgiving James Hoffmann:
@-Sean_
@-Sean_ 4 жыл бұрын
Make it for Thanksgiving!
@warrenokuma7264
@warrenokuma7264 4 жыл бұрын
Make it next Thanksgiving.
@EricBillups-o4x
@EricBillups-o4x 7 ай бұрын
Thank You so very much! I am American, and I've been searching for most of my adult life for a real coffee tasting, coffee cake! You are right in that coffee cake like I know it, tastes like cake with cinnamon on top....that is it.
@Straightfromshibuya
@Straightfromshibuya 4 жыл бұрын
We need James on the next Great British Bake off.
@jedi2254409
@jedi2254409 4 жыл бұрын
OMG YES!!!!
@CozyWithRaven
@CozyWithRaven 4 жыл бұрын
This would please me
@genericwannabe
@genericwannabe 4 жыл бұрын
Even the worst contestants are really good bakers, he might be able to get through day one. I’d personally rather see him on as a guest introducing special ingredients.
@jedi2254409
@jedi2254409 4 жыл бұрын
@@genericwannabe I said a guest judge. “Coffee challenge with James Hoffman” He’s the perfect balance between Paul and Prue
@letshaveago
@letshaveago 4 жыл бұрын
Let's not think small here guys, let's think big. James doesn't need to appear on a TV programme already in place, James deserves his own TV programme all to himself!
@craigobrien5098
@craigobrien5098 4 жыл бұрын
Do you send someone else to buy instant coffee or wear a disguise?
@ljupkan3873
@ljupkan3873 4 жыл бұрын
😀😀😀😀😀😀
@theonlydiego1
@theonlydiego1 4 жыл бұрын
Have you seen his Car Coffee video? Obviously he goes in disguise.
@MajenkoTechnologies
@MajenkoTechnologies 3 жыл бұрын
@@theonlydiego1 That 'tash is to die for ...
@MrQwerty15ification
@MrQwerty15ification Жыл бұрын
He goes as Hames Joffman
@TheGPFilmMaker
@TheGPFilmMaker 4 жыл бұрын
I bake daily and have done some coffee cakes in the last few months. I find that espresso curd - literally a lemon curd made with coffee instead of lemon juice - is a phenomenal filling! A huge hit at my house. Also - as far as cake decorating is concerned - try an offset cake decorating spatula rather than a straight blade spatula. It works wonders! That's what we used on my wedding cake that we made last month!
@MrHarlequin2316
@MrHarlequin2316 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks James. For the first time in months, someone talking about two and three tiers has made me smile rather than want to board up my windows.
@joeboylsontech
@joeboylsontech 4 жыл бұрын
I love when you can just feel the passion someone has for something. Honestly just makes me happy.
@maireadnic8280
@maireadnic8280 4 жыл бұрын
Generally powedered coffee is used for two reasons; it’s pretty ubiquitous, and 2, it doesn’t add too much liquid. For quite a while coffee cake was made with a coffee concentrate, ie Camp or Irel. That may be something to explore. One of the benefits of baking sweet cakes/sponges with a sourdough base is that one adds a liquid anyway, and acidity works with the sourdough and bread soda as the raising agent. I’ll share my base recipe if anyone wants it. I’ll certainly be trying a coffee variation very soon.
@cyborgfalcon
@cyborgfalcon 3 жыл бұрын
I'm curious, could you please share the recipe?
@austinbrady5453
@austinbrady5453 4 жыл бұрын
Me, seeing that James is using a Sage stand mixer: "Of course he would."
@clarinetJWD
@clarinetJWD 4 жыл бұрын
Same. Then the Sage oven.
@shermano2153
@shermano2153 4 жыл бұрын
Is Hobart too mom like.
@surkh
@surkh 4 жыл бұрын
Oh, I totally thought the oven was a Breville! Looks just like mine.
@clarinetJWD
@clarinetJWD 4 жыл бұрын
@@surkh Sage is just the British (and elsewhere probably) brand name of Breville. Same exact products.
@r_v_t
@r_v_t 4 жыл бұрын
@@vp5429 safe is not US build... all China..
@gregolgratis
@gregolgratis 4 жыл бұрын
You didn't tell us how the GMS improved the final cake, I was really waiting for a comment about it at the end.
@ligiabonfanti3493
@ligiabonfanti3493 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I wonder if you can leave that out.
@S3lvah
@S3lvah 3 жыл бұрын
As an Adam Ragusea viewer, I'm also wondering how GMS compares to modified corn starch. (featured in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoTNp2aCh7uomNE )
@rafaszymanek5370
@rafaszymanek5370 Жыл бұрын
It was my first cake I've ever made and it was delicious! There were also some issues I had to work on, but in general, my family and I were delighted.
@matchalatte4446
@matchalatte4446 4 жыл бұрын
I won’t mind more videos on coffee desserts. Those will be wholesome
@starwf07
@starwf07 4 жыл бұрын
Everyone: AEROPRESS! AEROPRESS! AEROPRESS! James: Did you say you want the ultimate coffee cake recipe? Everyone: ... Yeah, sure, that does sound good...
@PurpScurpington
@PurpScurpington 4 жыл бұрын
What's he planning for the Aeropress?
@MichalSmola8
@MichalSmola8 4 жыл бұрын
@@PurpScurpington Ultimate Aeropress technique
@DragonPilot
@DragonPilot 4 жыл бұрын
Yep, used our Aeropress for the espresso. But I'm not clear about the amount of espresso to be used. The recipe linked above says 90 grams (10% strength). So, 90 grams is equivalent to 3.1 ounces of dry weight or 1/3 cup of liquid espresso. Is that 3.1 ounces of espresso grounds brewed with 3-4 ounces of water? Or a shot of espresso which is just shy of 1/3 cup of espresso? And what does 10% strength mean. If you dilute a shot with too much water that's all you end up with...coffee colored water?
@dushk0
@dushk0 3 жыл бұрын
Here's one for you folks: always use aeropress coffee for baking. Just account for it as "water" when the original recipe calls for instant powder.
@samias.8498
@samias.8498 2 жыл бұрын
I agree with James: I care more about the flavor than the appearance. I will have to try this cake. 😋
@itsxris
@itsxris 4 жыл бұрын
These intros getting better and better every time!
@hayzet
@hayzet 2 жыл бұрын
Hello James, I always had an issue with the american version and was wondering if coffee cakes should be like that. So thank you for enlightening me. Great recipe, but I simplified it a bit more. I also used espresso shots from my delonghi coffee machine. I topped it with pecans and walnuts. I also went for a single layer rectangular tray 23x32 cm. Oh, and I sprinkled some coffee powder with the dry ingredients (1/4 a teaspoon). Here it is: 1) Whisk the following: -325g flour -16g baking powder - Pinch of coffee powder - Pinch of salt 2) In a stand mixer or with a hand mixer Beat the following until light white-ish and fluffy: 7-8 minutes on high -4 eggs -225g sugar -9g vanilla 3) Then slowly add -225g melted butter -3 shots espresso 4) Beat in dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. 5) Pour the mix in a rectangular deep baking pan 23x32cm Top the battery with nuts (optional) 6) Bake @185 c for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
@krish7876
@krish7876 4 жыл бұрын
I made this recipe for thanksgiving and I think I can say without a doubt it turned out to be the best coffee cake I have ever had. I learn't a few things which I would like to share 1. If your making coffee butter on the stove top dont walk away even if its on the lowest setting it can suddenly start boiling and you can burn your butter, your very likely going to have to move it on and off the stovetop and whisk constantly. 2. Most cake recipes use too much sugar however don't skimp out on the sugar in this recipe it is actually perfect. 3. While heating your egg whites to make the meringue stir constantly and uniformly and keep your water bath on a gentle simmer, also keep your stand mixer ready so you can immediately start whisking. Also it can take a lot longer than 10 minutes to form stiff peaks(took closer to 30 minutes for me), I think factors like humidity affect this. 4. I din't have GMS and I did not wan't to buy something to keep in my pantry which I would eventually throw away so I skipped that. 5. The cake sponges get dry really quick in the refrigerator so if you really want to impress I would bake it 2-3 hours before you plan to consume. If you love coffee, and like cake I promise you this cake doesn't disappoint.
@fionaclaphamhoward5876
@fionaclaphamhoward5876 9 ай бұрын
You can put a thin layer of the butter cream around the sides of the cake too if you want to hold it in the fridge ahead of serving. That will help prevent drying out.
@khartoumist1031
@khartoumist1031 4 жыл бұрын
You really can't go wrong with a recipe from Queen Stella. Proud of you.
@jackaw1197
@jackaw1197 3 жыл бұрын
7:36 "I have no idea why people aren't adding well-brewed espresso to this recipe" *After using espresso from a $2000+ grinder and $2000+ espresso machine*
@scottleggejr
@scottleggejr 3 жыл бұрын
Next up: Hand grinder, flair, no mixer, and fire box. The ultimate hipster acousticake! Closing footage: Bripe in the woods with the cake.
@jackiem437
@jackiem437 3 жыл бұрын
I have been baking coffee cakes for years now and I have used Camp coffee every time and they are delicious. I have won prizes for them too. Same goes for the butter cream. The cake is made with all in one method. So quick and easy.
@harukakmr1
@harukakmr1 4 жыл бұрын
BRB putting up “there’s only one way to find out” quote on the wall over my coffee set up😂 truly an inspirational quote!
@gondil07
@gondil07 4 жыл бұрын
Now I want a poster with that!!
@donnybarone3475
@donnybarone3475 5 ай бұрын
After seeing and wanting to make this cake for the last 3 years I finally got around to making it today. And it was so worth it. The coffee flavour in the cake and buttercream makes this taste so good. The cake itself is so airy and light and moist. But the overall taste is something else. Will definitely make it again. Thanks James!
@driverjayne
@driverjayne 4 жыл бұрын
American coffee cake shouldn't be bland if it's made right, it's a spice cake! It's called coffee cake because you eat it with coffee, which traditionally is had after your supper (though I'm amazed that people used to be able to drink coffee after dinner then just go to bed)
@mass2321
@mass2321 4 жыл бұрын
In my italian family we still have an espresso after dinner and honestly I dont know how we do it. Caffeine is just part of my daily chemical cycle.
@johnnason7019
@johnnason7019 3 жыл бұрын
Good American coffee cake is definitely not something to be ashamed of.
@lunavixen015
@lunavixen015 3 жыл бұрын
I've fallen asleep with mostly empty coffee cups in my hand... More than once.
@john.premose
@john.premose 2 жыл бұрын
Me too i often get sleepy after drinking coffee
@ficere5192
@ficere5192 Жыл бұрын
Just made this! Absolutely delicious. I don't have an electric mixer so whipped the egg whites by hand (didn't manage to get stiff peaks, only a liquid but meringue texture) but it was still delicious and worked well enough. Like James said, "the best coffee cake" does not do it justice. Not only the best coffee cake, but definitely the best cake I (an admittedly very amateur baker) have baked and among the best I've ever tasted. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
@DancingSpacePotato
@DancingSpacePotato 4 жыл бұрын
As soon as I saw this I ducked out of a livestream, brewed a cup, and came back. ALSO! Coffee cake story: when I was a student and trying to survive as a musician I relied a lot of the food put out at university recitals to pad out my meals. I started doing studio work and the wife of the studio runner is an amazing home chef. One early recording day she had made american coffee cake. It was absolutely divine. A fluffy, moist, and delicate cake flavored with vanilla and cinnamon. The topping was rich and buttery and crisp. Nothing I’ve had elsewhere has come close. And I don’t know why I never thought a coffee cake could be a COFFEE cake and not a cake served with coffee.
@gardengatesopen
@gardengatesopen 4 жыл бұрын
If you want - I'll come get you, and together we can go find HER - and then proceed to beg her to make us that very cake!!! It would be worth every mile.♡
@dominikschopper
@dominikschopper Жыл бұрын
I just made this coffee cake (very slight modifications) and it is(!) delicious and tastes like coffee, especially the fluffy buttercream. Thx for sharing that. I put chopped 70% coco chocolate into the batter and it goes very well with the rest! Amazing cake!
@Kokujou5
@Kokujou5 2 жыл бұрын
a sentence of praise: i really like that you penetrated the idea of infusing oil with coffee. that's an awesome research you did, and it yields really valuable results. i love it already. i am a bit fascinated by the idea of extraction. not specifically for coffee but basically anything. broth. tea. spices.
@chataclysm2112
@chataclysm2112 Жыл бұрын
the only thing I'm wondering is what can you do with the cooked coffee beans afterwards?
@Kokujou5
@Kokujou5 Жыл бұрын
@@chataclysm2112 well since the flavor is extracted - probably the same what you do with the coffee powder which lands in your filters
@fionaclaphamhoward5876
@fionaclaphamhoward5876 9 ай бұрын
I was thinking if I made this I'd make a browned butter infused with a coarsely ground good coffee for the cake sponges. Susan Spungen has a recipe where she does this for a biscuit (Dirty Chai Earthquake Cookies) and the browned butter adds a wonderful additional dimension. Much less of an issue to have a few fines in the sponge than in the buttercream.
@Kokujou5
@Kokujou5 9 ай бұрын
@@fionaclaphamhoward5876 good idea, but you need to be incredibly attentive, since butter burns very easily and it's hard to tell when it has the right state if you mix it with black coffee.
@chrishanssen1980
@chrishanssen1980 4 жыл бұрын
Your skirting of the line of pretentiousness and inspirational, interesting and engaging whilst dipping your toe in self deprecating is a work of art! Loved this video for some reason. Really spoke to me.
@willrobinson3114
@willrobinson3114 4 жыл бұрын
That's what you need to be a world-class barista
@carlosabiera2338
@carlosabiera2338 4 жыл бұрын
last time i was this early this wasn't a baking channel
@zephyrpp
@zephyrpp 4 жыл бұрын
Oh how the turntables.
@dawncdavidsen
@dawncdavidsen 4 жыл бұрын
thank you for making these videos, they have been providing so much comfort during a really hard time for me ♡♡♡
@jekabsd
@jekabsd 4 жыл бұрын
I would like to do this comparison with Tiramisu
@biankatoth1786
@biankatoth1786 4 жыл бұрын
My mother always makes this with coffee we get from Bialetti and it's nice.
@costet534
@costet534 4 жыл бұрын
Oo yeah. James should make the the ultimate tiramisu
@Psychoh90
@Psychoh90 4 жыл бұрын
I did this comparison by myself one month ago or so. Usually moka commercial coffee. Last time I used specialty coffee, Colombia pindamo with espresso machine. The thing I was able to notice was a brighter taste of coffee. I am just a normal guy in the beginning of the coffee journey. So I think James would be way more specific when time comes.
@jadoei13
@jadoei13 4 жыл бұрын
Made a tiramisu with real espresso a while back. It was heaps better than any tiramisu I had before that, at least in terms of coffee taste. You probably do want to dail in your machine but the rest of the tiramisu hides any bitter/sourness really well.
@SEm-ir4qw
@SEm-ir4qw 4 жыл бұрын
I made tiramisu with espresso and never will go back to plain coffee or powdered coffees again. It was mind blowing lol amazing!!
@EmilyGallagher
@EmilyGallagher 3 жыл бұрын
James, I love your enthusiasm about everything, not just coffee stuff. Personally, I think you frosted that cake very well, it looks good. Thank you for sharing.
@Laurabeck329
@Laurabeck329 4 жыл бұрын
Seing James upload a cake video on my birthday is a very strange kind of awesome
@jameshoffmann
@jameshoffmann 4 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday!
@lanesmyname
@lanesmyname 4 жыл бұрын
My wife and I had a coffee cake for our wedding. It turned out to be the British kind, with frosting that tasted like straight butter. It wasn't what we had hoped.
@alaqmaargandhi4526
@alaqmaargandhi4526 4 жыл бұрын
It seems like James wanted to make Cake, but he felt like he was cheating on Coffee, so he introduced Coffee to Cake.
@mitchtube3
@mitchtube3 3 жыл бұрын
I made this recipe for Christmas and it was absolutely delightful. Thanks a lot, James! Many decade avid baker and coffee lover, my grandma, absolutely adored it.
@lakritzeslena
@lakritzeslena 4 жыл бұрын
I really love the ultra moist chocolate cake with beetroot and two espresso by nigel slater, its in his book "tender". its definately a lovely coffee flavoured cake.
@danh.owdoyoudo
@danh.owdoyoudo 4 жыл бұрын
The joy in James' face when he tried the final form of the cake made me smile. Almost makes me want to take up baking :D
@mike17932486
@mike17932486 4 жыл бұрын
Hi James, I'm an American (North Eastern Specifically). Coffee cake as I've grown up with it, is a cake that is meant to be enjoyed specifically with coffee and one that amplifies and enhances the flavor of the coffee. Mostly cinnamon, vanilla, and nutmeg. It's always been a dense cake locally, so you take a bite of this dense, buttery cinnamon / sugar cake, and the lingering spices and butter mix with a sip of coffee and elevate each other. I think that is the objective of a "coffee cake". Its not to make a mediocre cake that tastes kind of like coffee, its to enhance the experience of eating the cake as well as drinking the coffee. (this is 100% just my unresearched opinion, and how 1 passionate fat man feels about cake / coffee).
@DavidKearns4
@DavidKearns4 4 жыл бұрын
I'm a bit worried about British Baby Powder or Baby Oil...
@peterjordan-turner8789
@peterjordan-turner8789 3 жыл бұрын
I made it using the all-in-and-mix method (although my espresso wasn't as strong as it could have been). Works very well, and gives a slightly denser sponge, which I like for the comforting taste of coffee. Also removes a lot of the labour. GMS gives - in my opinion - a plastic and unpleasant texture that always makes shop-bought cake less enjoyable than home-made.
@hawkeye454
@hawkeye454 4 жыл бұрын
Any time James says "ultimate" and "coffee" in the same sentence I know what's coming will be absolutely epic.
@danikakhmedov940
@danikakhmedov940 4 жыл бұрын
There are two kinds of KZbin channels i watch. Food KZbinrs and tech KZbinrs. And there is James Hoffman. Great video!
@foodyak
@foodyak 4 жыл бұрын
This is interesting that you managed to make coffee cake that tastes like coffee cake. I work in the field of flavour and actually keeping the coffee flavour in a baked good is very difficult. The aroma of coffee comes from hundreds of smell chemicals but the most important is called 2-furfurylthiol. This sulphur-compound on its own smells so distinctly of coffee and without it, coffee is not the same. This compound is produced during the roasting (maillard chemistry) of coffee beans but is not thermally stable enough to undergo more heating (like baking in a cake). Therefore I ask; does the coffee 'taste' like coffee because of the aroma of the cake or is it purely from the bitterness of coffee?
@isocle
@isocle 2 жыл бұрын
Wikipedia has the boiling point ar 311F. I wonder if you could keep it around by baking at 300 instead?
@drghostduck
@drghostduck Жыл бұрын
​@marathon664 I'm not an expert nor a baker, but you could probably make cupcakes at around that temperature and it be ok but I think a cake might be too big and the inside wouldn't cook properly.
@davidmckean955
@davidmckean955 Жыл бұрын
@@isocle the internal temp of the cake should never reach too much above 200F even in an oven much hotter than that.
@technophobian2962
@technophobian2962 Жыл бұрын
Just make the cake.
@liamblood5239
@liamblood5239 4 жыл бұрын
3fe are wonderful people and their coffee is superb nice to hear them getting a mention
@l.l.coolray
@l.l.coolray 4 жыл бұрын
Been making tiramisu with real espresso not instant for years. All i can say is wow. So much better. Good job with the sponge.😎👍👍👍
@crabbyhayes1076
@crabbyhayes1076 Жыл бұрын
Heston, Grant, and James - what a great combination - thank you so much.
@nannatvj
@nannatvj 4 жыл бұрын
"It's not about the look, it's about the eating" Amen
@aaronleonard641
@aaronleonard641 2 жыл бұрын
The way I tell people when it comes to baking, it's not about the looks of the cake or whatever you're making, it's about the personality of it!
@silmarian
@silmarian 6 ай бұрын
Hey, I know this is an old video but the closed captions lose their place at about the 7-minute mark and stay quite wrong for the rest of the video (verified on two devices, so it’s not just my tablet going senile).
@LukeAndrewFlint
@LukeAndrewFlint 4 жыл бұрын
I made a coffee cake where the flavour notes of the coffee were blackberries and vanilla so I used blackberry jam with the coffee butter cream with blackberries on top. Worked soo well!
@jimhim585
@jimhim585 3 жыл бұрын
American coffee cake is so dang good, it has a top layer of divine crunchy clouds. Fight me.
@zetagundamzz
@zetagundamzz 4 жыл бұрын
As an American who was classically trained in patisserie and baking, I highly protest the remark about American coffee cake. When made with love and attention, it's just so good. Especially with coffee. I imagine you just didn't have it made by someone who cared to make it well.
@oceantorrents
@oceantorrents 4 жыл бұрын
I love Babish, but James roasting his espresso was a great moment.
@poserscenemokid
@poserscenemokid 4 жыл бұрын
i came here to say this!
@ram434
@ram434 4 жыл бұрын
To be fair to Babish, the shot James used was Babish demonstrating not grinding fine enough. He did a more proper shot after that.
@valphabetsoup
@valphabetsoup 4 жыл бұрын
"roasting his espresso" is so beautifully said
@JamieKitson
@JamieKitson 4 жыл бұрын
@@ram434 True kzbin.info/www/bejne/jV7SpIqLZrx9q68
@itisime423
@itisime423 3 жыл бұрын
In Finland there is a common variation (read pretty much the only verion used there) of brownies called mokkapalat. Strong coffee is used to make it taste like, well, coffee.
@jakubkubicki1437
@jakubkubicki1437 3 жыл бұрын
This is the most scientific and overcomplicated baking tutorial of all time. And I love everything about it
@walkingmckinney
@walkingmckinney 4 жыл бұрын
Well, after two days of trying and several failed attempts, we did it! My wife and I made a cake very similar to yours. We did use the exact frosting recipe though. I used whole coffee beans from Guatemala to infuse with the butter. And after wearing my arm out using my java press hand grinder to grind kona\Kenya blend beans to a very fine grind, for Turkish style coffee, I believe I have made the very best “coffee cake” I have ever tasted. The Turkish style brewing with Kona coffee beans was a great compliment to the Guatemalan I used in the frosting. I tried using coffee from my Moka pot for the first 2 cakes but the flavor just wasn’t there. Anyway, thanks for the inspiration all the way from McKinney Texas.
@1966someguy
@1966someguy 4 жыл бұрын
Well I do hope you force fed yourself every scrap of each failed attempt! Or posted it to starving children in Africa. Otherwise you're basically pure evil (Seems most people in the comments think like this ^^)
@evancourtis3539
@evancourtis3539 4 жыл бұрын
He's just teasing us with the grinders in the background, first the lagom now the levercraft.... I need that video asap
@EntelSidious_gamzeylmz
@EntelSidious_gamzeylmz 4 жыл бұрын
He said will do the ultimate grinder comparison on discord, seriously excited
@catapillargirl2021
@catapillargirl2021 4 жыл бұрын
I watch a ton of British baking shows & recently made my first coffee cake and was VERY confused when there was no coffee in it. I re-read multiple times thinking I must’ve missed an ingredient 🤣 I’m excited for this video!
@singerofsongss
@singerofsongss 2 жыл бұрын
Claire Saffitz has a wonderful recipe for coffee-flavored, American-style coffee cake! It’s delicious, highly recommend
@boneyboy999
@boneyboy999 4 жыл бұрын
James: This video is sponsored by.. Me: Squaresp... James: Surfshark! Me:......??
@MaguireM82
@MaguireM82 3 жыл бұрын
I've just found this channel, and i'm loving it. James is the Brian Cox of coffee.
@prijaymistry9696
@prijaymistry9696 4 жыл бұрын
"That's what we do here. We *care* about the coffee flavour" on a tshirt, asap.
@merP.-YT
@merP.-YT 4 жыл бұрын
seconded.
@anttitenhunen4725
@anttitenhunen4725 4 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@IainChalmers
@IainChalmers 4 жыл бұрын
Take my money!
@Sorchanator
@Sorchanator 4 жыл бұрын
Irel or Camp coffee essence makes one of the best tasting Irish style coffee cakes in my much of experience eating coffee cakes. Upgraded with an espresso drizzled over the sponge after baking. With a coffee buttercream centre and glacé coffee icing made with an instant coffee. Seriously for anyone looking for a brilliant coffee cake recipe look up 'Ballymaloe coffee cake recipe'. Which I'd say would be leveled up with the coffee bitter made during the level 😍
@brendansmith
@brendansmith 4 жыл бұрын
I had no idea British coffee cake tasted like coffee. Mind blown.
@TetAlius
@TetAlius 4 жыл бұрын
I've always complained about using instant coffee in recipes. always thought that they don't care about coffee enough to put the effort to adapt de dry ingredients to the liquid coffee! Glad i'm not the only to think this!! Cannot wait to try your recipe!!!
@anem2434
@anem2434 4 жыл бұрын
Who else is Jealous of all the toys sitting on James' counter?
@alisoneyers2450
@alisoneyers2450 2 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not, the best coffee flavour comes from using Camp Coffee. Disgusting to drink but, divine baked with. Especially try it in butter cream and icing!! Love your program. X
@464279953
@464279953 4 жыл бұрын
5:50 As much as I love you and your videos, I hate seeing food being wasted. That was a completely good cake!
@p49N
@p49N 4 жыл бұрын
50/50 Butter , Duck fat would result in an even richer flavour merge between the espresso, and mix castor sugar with some reduced maple syrup (Canadian of course) to put it all on the pedistal. Thank you James for the heroic marathon this episode must have been.
@ChristinaSwaters
@ChristinaSwaters 4 жыл бұрын
"That's what you want coffee to be when it shows up in desserts." You're seriously my favorite to watch. Hilarious!
@breana213800
@breana213800 4 жыл бұрын
I once tried this coffee and orange cake and I kid you jot, I’ve never had anything better IN MY LIFE
@Emma-Rose
@Emma-Rose 2 жыл бұрын
I am a coffee junkie (dislike instant with a passion), also I bake cakes (used to make a living from it) and I always use freshly made espresso and with a chocolate cake I use some too, it enriches the flavour. Very interesting as always James xx
@sainanisa
@sainanisa 2 жыл бұрын
Bowls for cake is the best part and smart as well! Definitely making less mass in comparison to use a flat plate.
@1966someguy
@1966someguy 4 жыл бұрын
Yaaaas, loving the subtle roast of Sorted 😂😂
@arna437
@arna437 4 жыл бұрын
You mean a light roast?
@WestyJoeS
@WestyJoeS 4 жыл бұрын
Made this today. My wife is lactose intolerant (butter is the worst thing for her) so I subbed plant butter. Also, I don't have an espresso machine so I used my Aeropress to make the infamous espresso "style" drink. Finally, I don't have springform pans so I used regular ones - next time I will be lining them with parchment so they release better. The cake, however, turned out great, although my decorating skills are worse than James' so it's hideous to look at, but oh so good to eat. You briefly mentioned that British coffee cake recipes usually had walnuts, and that sounded like it would be a great addition. Next time I will definitely add chopped toasted walnuts (I like a nutty taste with my coffee). Thanks so much for this great recipe.
@StephenBoyd21
@StephenBoyd21 4 жыл бұрын
This is turning into Nigella. All you need now are the suggestive looks to camera.
@muhammadaryawicaksono4232
@muhammadaryawicaksono4232 4 жыл бұрын
omg imagine if nigella streams on twitch. Imagine the simps!
@smwillia
@smwillia 4 жыл бұрын
I'm not seduced enough. And there's no midnight raids of the fridge.
@doylega
@doylega 4 жыл бұрын
Nigella’s so hot. The stuff of my childhood dreams. And by childhood, I mean late 20s, early 30s. You’re good too James - keep up the good work.
@smwillia
@smwillia 4 жыл бұрын
@@doylega same here except, for me it was the teen years of my existence, so the more psychologically impressionable era.
@cjj7107
@cjj7107 4 жыл бұрын
It would be sooo funny if James takes your suggestion. I'm looking forward to the next vid. 😄
@rickknowlan8949
@rickknowlan8949 3 жыл бұрын
You are, by far, my favourite Internet presenter because of your careful and precise methods, no doubt developed on your path to becoming a world champion barista. You're the go-to guy for espresso equipment and techniques, and pretty damned good in other fields, too. Thanks for your careful and intelligent reviews and commentary. Bloody good!
@pugilist82
@pugilist82 4 жыл бұрын
My wife is Thai and we used to live in Thailand. There is a cake there (we call it cashew cake, but I'll have to ask her what it's really called) that has a coffee sponge base with a toffee-cashew top. It is by far the best coffee based cake I've had. I'm not sure if you will do future videos like this, but if you're interested I'm sure I can get my wife to translate a recipe.
@leafreya2896
@leafreya2896 4 жыл бұрын
Please share the recipe. It sounds delicious !!
@pugilist82
@pugilist82 4 жыл бұрын
@@leafreya2896 I'm not sure if this is a good recipe or not, but it at least has English ingredients listed. Some I've had are more toffee or chocolate heavy in flavor, but the ones I like are coffee forward. Again, I'm not sure which one this is.
@philipbaltazar9220
@philipbaltazar9220 4 жыл бұрын
This video genuinely made me smile. Seeing how satisfied your were with your creation. Being able to share it with everyone and encouraging then to try it. I love it. I will definitely make one of my own as soon as I get an espresso machine. Can't wait to try it!
@ishanmitra2515
@ishanmitra2515 4 жыл бұрын
Is it just me, or does anyone else have a sudden urge for coffee ice cream video after this one?
@filipposgeragidis3993
@filipposgeragidis3993 4 жыл бұрын
Just finished making this (admittedly with a strong aeropress rather than espresso) and it's just incredible - especially the coffee buttercream, a great addition to any cake really!
@mattmers
@mattmers 4 жыл бұрын
Lots of chocolate cake recipes call for hot coffee. Most don't call for espresso because most people don't have an espresso machine.
@DragonPilot
@DragonPilot 4 жыл бұрын
Try an Aeropress. Makes great espresso.
@Yupppi
@Yupppi 3 жыл бұрын
Decorating with bean shaped chocolate and little bit grated vanilla! What more delicious coffee sidekicks!
@CityKanin
@CityKanin 2 жыл бұрын
You should try the Finnish "mokkapalat" recipe! It is beyond delicious and usually uses light roast drip coffee. Basically a chocolate sponge cake with coffee frosting. But it is a real treat!
@mitchtube3
@mitchtube3 4 жыл бұрын
The dark green knitwear to the tortoise shell specs to the silver flecked hair... I appreciate your aesthetic, sir.
@LuisCaneSec
@LuisCaneSec 4 жыл бұрын
This is the opposite of that "Oh no" from that centrifuge taste.
@kleinebre
@kleinebre 4 жыл бұрын
At one point I did a coffee cake with 4 30ml shots of espresso. It took longer to bake than expected but ultimately enough liquid evaporated to set the cake - just. The cake stayed light and moist and had a lovely coffee flavour.
@ToddHowardWithAGun
@ToddHowardWithAGun 4 жыл бұрын
When you said food scientist, I was expecting Ann Reardon, but Chefsteps is good too
@alex80808
@alex80808 Жыл бұрын
Idk who chooses the songs on your videos, but they're so lovely ^^
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