Cafe2U shares top cake pairing picks with customers

In a recent blog post, the coffee van franchise shared eight of its favourite cakes to enjoy a slice of with quality coffee, heartily recommending each one to its readers.

In the words of Cafe2U, a coffee van franchise with a huge supply of caffeine expertise, “We thought it was high time someone turned the spotlight on the best cakes to enjoy with a hot drink. Luckily, we know a thing or two about coffee and the best things to enjoy with it, so we've compiled a list of the best cakes to pair with a steaming hot brew.” The list was as follows:

• Banana bread - According to Cafe2U, “Banana bread goes beautifully with a cup of coffee, with both accentuating the other’s sweetness to perfection.”

• Vanilla sponge - “Traditional and tasty, the vanilla sponge is among the most popular cakes ever created.” That “hint of vanilla” makes it an ideal option “to enjoy with a cup of coffee” (but it might be a little boring for a true sweet treat connoisseur).

• Blueberry cake - Blueberry cakes have become “increasingly popular over the last decade or so”. They’re “sweet and juicy, enhancing the natural sweetness of coffee while also offsetting its acidity”.

• Cardamom cake - Cafe2U said, “It doesn’t matter if you’ve never heard of it, you really need to try it. Cardamom has an aromatic smell and a mild, mint-like taste that works perfectly in a cake, especially one that you’re enjoying with a coffee.”

• Lemon drizzle cake - Light and tasty with a strong and exciting flavour, Cafe2U said that lemon drizzle “deserves its place on this list” because it’s “arguably the most moreish cake ever devised”.

• Madeira cake - “Another criminally underrated gem, madeira cake is a soft, buttery masterpiece. Its strength lies in its mild flavour, which enables it to enhance the taste of your favourite coffee without distracting from it.”

• Carrot cake - Described as “essentially several cakes in one”, carrot cake is perfect with coffee thanks to “the spices, especially cinnamon and ginger, which are among the most popular additions to a cup of coffee”.

• Chocolate cake - Cafe2U ended the list on this classic gem, saying, “No list of the greatest cakes to have with a coffee would be complete without chocolate cake, which combines two of the greatest pleasures known to mankind (chocolate and cake).”

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