Caramel Macchiato Mini Bundts

If you love coffee, this cake is heaven for you. If caramel is your favorite too, then this cake is double heaven. Caramel macchiato is a popular drink in coffee shops. I love the aroma of coffee, that's addictive. Making this cake and writing this post has given me a great trip down the memory lane.

We have a long list of coffee lovers in our home. My mom used to roast the coffee beans on stove top. Sometimes when we come back from school, it would be filled with nice aroma of coffee beans as she would have roasted that afternoon. When we grew up, we had a small coffee grinder that we fix to a stool and grind the beans. I tried to find an image from Pinterest. We used to take turns grinding the roasted beans to powder. It was fun and that gives a quick break and refreshes you. She then uses the traditional percolator to brew coffee, boils milk and add to individual cup according to the preference of coffee strength and sweetness. 

Courtesy: Pinterest

Now I have coffee grinder and love to make fresh coffee every time for my family, but I miss the olden day manual one. It is always lattes that were made in our homes. Unfortunately, I don't drink coffee as the effect of caffeine is too much for me. One cup in the morning can ruin my night sleep too! Once in a while it's ok  for me to enjoy coffee.

This is an eggless cake too. I used aquafaba. The result is such a lovely, light, and fluffy cake. It is important to dust the caramel bits in flour and add to the cake batter. This will prevent them sinking to the bottom. The caramel also sticks to the bottom and hence you can't get the cake out in one single piece. The very first time I made this, I messed up. The caramel stuck to the bottom. But it was very tasty. My friends loved the taste even though it was in pieces. Then I improved it and here is the recipe for a better version. Let the cake cool completely, slowly run a knife or spatula all around the edges to check, and then slowly take the cake out. If you want to avoid using caramel bits, that's fine. Just pour extra thick caramel sauce on top of the cake and serve. That works great too!

March is Caffeine awareness month. So we are making caffeinated bundt cakes this month as our theme. We could use tea, coffee, soda or any caffeinated beverage and make a cake. What a great idea! Rebakah of Making Miracles is hosting this month's Bundt Bakers. This is my post for the event. #BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our lovely Bundts by following our Pinterest board. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. Updated links for all of our past events and more information about BundtBakers, can be found on our home page.

I am linking this to What's for Dinner? Sunday Link Up #306  and Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop Party.

Ingredients

Makes 10 mini bundts

All-purpose flour - 1cup plus 2 tbsp

Corn starch - 1 tbsp

Aquafaba - 2 tbsp

Brown sugar - 3/4 cup

Instant coffee powder - 3 tsp

Butter - 5 tbsp + 1 tbsp

Vanilla - 1 tsp

Salt - 1/8 tsp

baking powder - 3/4 tsp

Baking soda - 1/4 tsp

Milk - 3/4 cup

Caramel bits - 1/4 cup

Caramel sauce - 3-4 tbsp, or as you wish

A little flour for dusting the pan

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush the mini bundt pan with butter and dust with flour. In a bowl, warm 1/4 cup milk. Stir in instant coffee powder and mix thoroughly. Add the rest of the milk and set aside. Add the flour, salt, corn starch, baking powder, baking soda to a bowl, mix and set aside. Add butter, brown sugar, vanilla, and aquafaba to another bowl.

Beat the wet ingredients thoroughly. Add the coffee, beat well. It may look a little curdled but it is fine. Add the flour in three batches and mix well. Coat the caramel bits in flour and add to the cake batter. Fold and fill the mini bundt pan to 3/4th in each cavity. Bake for 15 minutes.

Cool on a cooling rack for 15-20 minutes. Insert a spatrula or knife all around the edges, carefully take the bundt cake out of the pan. 

Drizzle with caramel sauce and serve.

• 7 Up Bundtlets by Sweet Sensations
• Caramel Macchiato Mini Bundts by Magical Ingredients
• Coca-Cola Bundt Cake by Food Lust People Love
• Coffee and Baileys Individual Bundts by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Coffee Chocolate Bundt Cake by Making Miracles
• Dirty Chai Mini Bundts by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Espresso Chocolate Bundt Cake by Patyco Candybar
• Ginger & Lemon Green Tea Bundt Cake with Lemon Glaze by Patty's Cake
• Marble Coffee Bundt by Sneha's Recipe
• Vietnamese Coffee Bundt Cake by All That's Left Are The Crumbs