Coffee crunch cake

Any San Franciscan will sigh about the highly beloved but sadly departed, Coffee Crunch Cake when asked about dessert! Well, we say “departed” since the original coffee crunch cake people — Blum’s Bakery in San Francisco and Ernest Weil, the original … Continue reading →

Crushed bits of homemade coffee candy adorn the outside of this delicious cake. This retro San Francisco cake marries light lemon chiffon cake with coffee-kissed whipped cream. The unforgettable part of the dessert is the homemade coffee candy that coats the exterior. We made the candy by adding baking soda to a simple cooked syrup of sugar, coffee, and corn syrup. Once cooled and smashed, the candy pieces are crunchy, crisp, and airy like honeycomb.

Family-owned bakery in San Francisco's Historic Japantown serving the famous Coffee Crunch Cake

Blum's Coffee Crunch Cake.. a lemon and vanilla chiffon cake with an espresso infused whipped cream frosting and coated with an airy and crunchy coffee honeycomb-like candy.

Martha recreates the iconic dessert from Blum's Bakery in San Francisco. It teams a light sponge cake with rich coffee frosting and crunchy shards of coffee-flavored candy. Martha made this recipe on "Martha Bakes" episode 710.

A double chocolate mocha cake with an espresso cream cheese filling, crunchy mocha crumbles, and a silky chocolate buttermilk frosting. The perfect way to celebrate a birthday...or any day. Adapted from the Double Chocolate Cake in the You Get It Honest cookbook.

Blum's closed in the 70's but San Francisco residents remember their Coffee Crunch Cake fondly. This recipe is very close to the original and is spectacular. - Blum's Coffee Crunch Cake Recipe - Desserts at BellaOnline

Blum’s Coffee Crunch Cake