How to make the perfect coffee cake and the common mistakes to avoid

Camp coffee essence, a light touch and the argument for the addition of walnuts. It's time to dive into the world of coffee cake

Old-fashioned coffee cake is hard to beat.

Do not use real coffee

This is not the time to brew some freshly ground coffee. Even Darina reaches for coffee essence when making a coffee cake. "I’m a real purist about using extract rather than essence in the case of vanilla", she explains. "But, in coffee cake, I prefer to use coffee essence (which is actually mostly chicory) to real coffee."