Coffee Can Cake
- SERVES
- 12
- COOK TIME
- 50 Min
Our Coffee Can Cake is baked in an actual coffee can and made with a couple of tablespoons of coffee. Now this is what we call one of those "real" coffee cake recipes!
What You'll Need
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup ( stick) butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 (16-ounce) clean metal coffee cans
What to Do
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat inside of coffee cans with cooking spray.
- In a small saucepan, combine water, coffee, raisins, and baking soda. Bring to a boil and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- In a medium bowl, cream sugar and butter. Add vanilla, egg, and cinnamon. Alternately stir in flour and cooled raisin mixture, mixing well. Fold in nuts. Evenly distribute batter betwen the 2 prepared coffee cans.
- Place both cans on a baking sheet and bake 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool 15 minutes then remove cake from cans by opening bottoms with a can opener and pushing them out the top of the cans. Slice and serve.
Notes
- You could also bake this cake using 2 loaf pans.
- Since this recipe makes two cakes, why not have one now and freeze the other one right in the can with the plastic coffee can lid on top? Then you're ready for the coffee klatch.
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Nutritional InformationShow More
Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Calories 232
- Calories from Fat 55
- Total Fat 6.1g 9 %
- Saturated Fat 2.7g 14 %
- Trans Fat 0.2g 0 %
- Protein 3.3g 7 %
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Cholesterol 26mg 9 %
- Sodium 147mg 6 %
- Total Carbohydrates 42g 14 %
- Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4 %
- Sugars 25g 0 %
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ddmorado 1734451
Oct 18, 2016
This sounds kinda dry--could maybe add some sour cream or yogurt? Anybody??
grannytina1 272961 6
Feb 06, 2016
I saved a couple of larg size tomato cans greased them filled 2/3 full and they worked great!
vsimon63
Jul 15, 2015
I'm in talks with a mfg to produce "coffee can" baking canisters made specifically for baking without the harmful coatings. My questions are What would you be willing to pay? I'm thinking of selling in groups of 3. The CAD fee and the set up fee, so far, are running $350 combined. That's without the cost of materials/shipping. Also, what would you prefer to have it made out of? Steel? Stainless steel? A non-hazardous stick coating? Aluminum?
ddmorado 1734451
Oct 18, 2016
Are you seriously nuts? 350 u.s. dollars? Holy sh-t, I cant afford a food processor, let alone a canister. I work for pesos here. Come on!
bnbsmith25 7216467
Apr 25, 2015
can i use agava for sugar, replace sugar with agava syrup
Test Kitchen Team
Apr 27, 2015
While haven't tested this recipe using agave instead of sugar, we do think it would work. Just use about 3/4 cup of agave in place of 1-1/4 cups sugar. We'd love to hear how it turns out!
jkschmid 5867446
Nov 11, 2014
I bake all my quick breads such as banana bread & date nut bread in round cans. I have 16 oz coffee cans from years back. Also, Emerald walnuts used to come in round cans which I saved. I love having round slices instead of the regular rectangle slices. Beautiful.
Ladybug627
Nov 07, 2013
This looks like the Boston Brown Bread my first Mother-in-Law used to make. I'll have to try it to see if tastes the same. Thanks for the ideas about using soup cans, veggie cans, etc. I'm thinking baked beans come in a variety of can sizes, so you could substitute any combination of sizes to make for gifts, etc. Can't wait to try this one! :-)
Shorty61
Jun 24, 2013
Are there any 1-pound cans of coffee these days? I think most of them are 13 oz.
grammaberr
Jun 24, 2013
Shorty61 Couldn't you use 15 or 16 ounce vegetable cans? Believe me I had the same question as you, until the light bulb went off. Hope this helps. grammaberr
grannytina1 272961 6
Feb 06, 2016
Saved a couple of large whole tomatoes cans greased them and filled 2/3 full and they worked great!
ddmorado 1734451
Oct 18, 2016
I just checked--my Pedigree dog food cans are 22.04 oz. Think these would work. We dont buy veg in cans here (Mexico) the coffee we buy (Folgers) from Costco comes in super big plastic containers (876 grams).
kitten855
Jun 18, 2013
For Christmas holidays I used to bake this in soup cans and wrap up for gifts. Can even do different kinds of cans with chunky soups and progresso cans. Also used different kinds of quick bread mixes.
S48tal 8171427
Jun 16, 2013
This sounds so good to have with a cup of morning coffee! Love all the tasty and easy recipes. An answer to [grammahari]; they do still sell coffee in cans, depends where you shop, but it was mentioned in the 'Notes' part of the recipe above, you can also use 'loaf pans.' It will be the same great taste, only a different shape :) Hope this helps you. Happy baking! sincerely, 'little ole' Ohio cook'
grammahari
Jun 15, 2013
Where do you find metal coffee cans? I can only find coffee in bags or plastic cans. Is there anything you can substitute for the metal cans?
michele9691 677807 6
Apr 10, 2013
I remember when my mother would make this cake once a year. She would slice it and top with cream cheese. Cake was very good! I'll have to try it. Thanks for the memories and recipe!
grandmackr
Apr 09, 2013
I don't use metal coffee cans either. I wonder if this is a recipe you could bake in the wide mouth canning jars, filling only 1/2 full before baking??
ramiller 9264516
Oct 25, 2011
This sounds great and tasty for a morning pick me upper with a good cup of coffee. I have a big problem with the coffee can the coffee I buy is in a plastic coffee can. Great Job watch you daily on KRCG Jefferson City, Missouri.
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