Louisiana Coffee Cake

I discovered this recipe in Lee Lee's Recipe Box. It is best to be used with Coffee Buttercream Frosting.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1⁄4 cups powdered sugar
• 3  egg yolks
• 1  teaspoon instant espresso powder
• 1⁄3 cup  cold coffee
• 1⁄3 cup  whipping cream
• 2  cups cake flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

• Topping

• 2  cups  frosting (of your choice or use Coffee Buttercream Frosting)
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
• 2  teaspoons  orange peel, freshly grated

Directions

1. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cream butter and sugar in large mixer bowl.
3. Add egg yolks 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Dissolve coffee powder in cold coffee; stir into butter mixture.
5. Add whipping cream; stir well until smooth.
6. Set aside.
7. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; sift again.
8. Fold flour mixture into butter mixture.
9. Pour into 2 floured and greased 9" cake pans.
10. Bake until wooden pick inserted in centers is with-drawn clean, 20-25 minutes.
11. Cool on wire rack.
12. Place 1 cake layer on serving plate.
13. Spread top with 1 cup of frosting.
14. Top with remaining layer.
15. Spread top of cake with 1 cup of frosting.
16. Sprinkle pecans and orange peel over frosting.