Spiced Coffee Sponge Cake Recipe

4 Tb 3/4 cup 1 cup 1 tsp 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp 1/4 tsp 3 1 cup 1 tsp 1/4 cup

Ground coffee Milk Flour Baking powder Salt Cinnamon Nutmeg Ground cloves Eggs Sugar Vanilla Warm melted butter

Oven Temp ~ 350°        Baking Time ~ 20 - 25 Min. Pan Type ~ two 8 inch round pans

Preheat oven, grease and flour pans.

Combine the coffee and milk in a saucepan, bring to a boil. Steep over low heat for 10 minutes. Strain through several layers of cheesecloth into a measuring cup. There should be ½ cup flavored milk. Keep milk warm over low heat.

Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Reserve

In a large bowl, beat eggs for about 2 minutes at high speed until thick. Slowly add sugar and beat for 4-5 minutes until very light.

With a mixer at low speed, slowly beat in flavored milk just until blended. Beat in vanilla. With mixer at low speed or by hand, fold in flour mixture just until blended.
Do not over beat.

Gently fold in melted butter.

Pour into two prepared cake pans. Bake until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes, then turn out onto racks to cool completely.
Ice with coffee icing.