Vietnamese Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• Cake

  • 1 1/2 cups (225 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp instant espresso powder, plus more for serving
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 6 eggs, at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup (160 g) sugar
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
  • 1/3 cup (75 ml) vegetable oil

• Milk Syrup

  • 1 can (300 ml) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 can (354 ml) unsweetened evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) coconut-flavoured Vietnamese-style coffee (see recipe) or espresso, cold

• Cream

  • 1 cup (250 ml) 35% whipping cream