White Chocolate Mocha Coffee Cake

Yeah, I can see starting out a lazy weekend morning like this :)

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• Cake

• 1⁄2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  tablespoon  finely ground coffee beans
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  cup heavy cream
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped white chocolate

• Topping

• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1  tablespoon molasses
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 1  teaspoon  fine ground coffee
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped white chocolate
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped  nuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter and sugar. Add one egg at a time and mix well. Stir in coffee and vanilla. Add dry ingredients, alternating with heavy cream. Add chocolate. Pour into a greased 9x13-inch baking pan. Smooth out top and sprinkle Topping over batter:
2. With a fork, mix together sugar, molasses, flour, ground coffee, and butter until crumbly. Stir in chocolate and nuts, if desired.
3. Bake 25-30 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before serving.