Best 6 French Chocolate Coffee Cake Recipes

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Indulge in the delectable flavors of a French chocolate coffee cake, a harmonious blend of rich chocolate and aromatic coffee. With its tender crumb, moist texture, and irresistible chocolate ganache topping, this classic French dessert is a delightful treat for any occasion. Whether you're hosting a brunch, celebrating a special event, or simply craving a sweet indulgence, this French chocolate coffee cake is sure to impress with its elegant presentation and unforgettable taste.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

FRENCH CHOCOLATE COFFEE CAKE



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My mom always made this coffee cake as a special treat for us on Christmas morning. And my family loves the rich fudgy filling just as much as we did back then.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h10m

Yield 12-16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 21

1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
2/3 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
4 large egg yolks
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
3-3/4 to 4-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
FILLING:
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup evaporated milk
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
TOPPING:
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the butter, sugar, egg yolks, milk, salt and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., For filling, combine the chocolate chips, milk and sugar in a saucepan; cook and stir over low heat until smooth. Stir in cinnamon; set aside. , For topping, combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Set aside., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll into an 18x10-in. rectangle. Spread with filling. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Place in a well-greased 10-in. fluted tube pan, with seam facing inside of pan. Sprinkle with topping. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes., Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool. Sprinkle with confectioners; sugar if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 336 calories, Fat 15g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 79mg cholesterol, Sodium 174mg sodium, Carbohydrate 46g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 6g protein.

CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE



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Make and share this Chocolate Sour Cream Coffee Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by dojemi

Categories     Breads

Time 1h20m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips
2 (2 ounce) packages chocolate, melted
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Steps:

  • Cream together the butter and sugar.
  • Add eggs one-at-a-time.
  • Gradually add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • When dry ingredients are completely blended, add the sour cream& vanilla.
  • Fold in the chocolate bits.
  • Prepare streusal by mixing all ingredients together.
  • Pour 1/2 of the batter into prepared loaf or tube pan.
  • Top with 1/2 of the streusal.
  • Add remaining batter on top of streusal.
  • Top with with remaining streusal.
  • Bake for one (1) hour at 350 degrees.

EASY OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST COFFEE CAKE



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A simple, overnight coffee cake with flavors of French toast!

Provided by Danielle

Categories     Coffee Cake

Time 9h30m

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup chopped toasted pecans
⅔ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 cups 2% milk
1 cup chopped toasted pecans
½ cup vanilla protein powder
8 large eggs
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 (16 ounce) loaf French bread, cut into 1-inch slices

Steps:

  • Combine softened butter, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg for topping in a bowl. Put into a generously greased fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
  • Mix milk, pecans, protein powder, eggs, melted butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl until combined.
  • Arrange bread slices standing up in the pan. Pour wet ingredients over top. Cover and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove coffee cake from the refrigerator and uncover.
  • Bake coffee cake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Invert cake over a wire rack or serving platter and shake gently to release.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 501.7 calories, Carbohydrate 35.8 g, Cholesterol 155.2 mg, Fat 31.7 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 20.9 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, Sodium 334.8 mg, Sugar 15.7 g

COFFEE-CHOCOLATE CAKE



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Say happy birthday with this dark, moist cake. The basic buttery frosting has an unmistakable homemade taste. With a few simple variations, you can come up with different colors and flavors. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
1 cup whole milk
1 cup brewed coffee, room temperature
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
1 cup butter, softened
8 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 to 3/4 cup whole milk

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, milk, coffee, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. , Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Add milk until frosting reaches desired consistency. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 859 calories, Fat 36g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 80mg cholesterol, Sodium 621mg sodium, Carbohydrate 133g carbohydrate (109g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

FRENCH COFFEE CAKE



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I got this from an Episcopal Church cookbook on a visit to St. John's/Divine in NYC. The cake is very good and not real sweet.

Provided by Bliss

Categories     Breads

Time 1h

Yield 1 coffeecake

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 pint sour cream
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup margarine
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon cocoa
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon instant coffee

Steps:

  • Sift flour, soda and baking powder together.
  • Cream sugar and margarine together.
  • and beat in eggs.
  • Add 1/4 of flour mixture and 1/3 of sour cream; continue to alternate.
  • and cream until blended.
  • Add vanilla.
  • Grease and flour loaf pan.
  • Combine ingredients, pour 1/3 batter into pan.
  • Sprinkle 1/2 filling over batter.
  • Add another 1/3 batter and remaining filling.
  • Cover with remaining batter.
  • Marble with knife.
  • Bake at 350F for 45-50 minute Dust with powdered sugar when cool.
  • 12 servings.

FRENCH CHOCOLATE CAKE



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This is typical of a French homemade cake - dense, dark, and delicious. It is a European sponge cake, with a different texture than its American counterparts. It is excellent dusted with confectioners' sugar and served with lightly sweetened whipped cream or a fruit coulis.

Provided by MC

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     French

Time 2h20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

½ cup white sugar
10 (1 ounce) squares semi-sweet chocolate
¾ cup unsalted butter, cubed
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5 eggs, separated
¼ cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 dash cream of tartar
salt to taste
½ tablespoon confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Generously grease a 9-inch springform cake tin. Dust with a little sugar, and tap out the excess.
  • Set aside 3 tablespoons of the sugar. Place the chocolate, butter, and remaining sugar in a large, heavy-based pan. Cook over moderate heat until the chocolate and butter have melted, and the sugar has dissolved. Remove the pan from heat. Stir in the vanilla, and leave the mixture to cool slightly.
  • Beat the egg yolks into the chocolate mixture one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the flour.
  • In a large bowl, scrupulously clean and grease-free, beat the egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and salt, and beat to stiff peaks. Sprinkle reserved sugar over egg whites, and beat until stiff and glossy. Use a whisk or spatula to fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture, then carefully fold in the remaining whites. Carefully pour batter into the prepared tin, and tap the tin gently to release air bubbles.
  • Bake until well risen and a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, for about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Check the cake after 30 minutes: if the cake appears to rise unevenly, rotate after 30 to 35 minutes. If the cake starts to crack or become too brown, place a piece of foil lightly over the top. Transfer the cake to a wire cooling rack, and remove the sides of the springform tin. Cool completely, and then remove the base. Do not attempt to remove the cake before it's completely cooled as this cake is very fragile.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 293.5 calories, Carbohydrate 24.3 g, Cholesterol 108 mg, Fat 21.1 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 12.1 g, Sodium 30.9 mg, Sugar 20.6 g

Tips:

  • Use high-quality chocolate. This will make a big difference in the flavor of the cake. Look for a chocolate with a cocoa content of at least 70%.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing will make the cake tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Bake the cake at the right temperature. The cake should be baked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting it. This will help the frosting to set properly.
  • Serve the cake at room temperature. This will allow the flavors to come out more fully.

Conclusion:

French Chocolate Coffee Cake is a delicious and decadent cake that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be customized to your own liking. Whether you like it plain or with frosting, this cake is sure to be a hit. So next time you are looking for a special dessert, give French Chocolate Coffee Cake a try.

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