Its time to welcome the New Year and say goodbye to 2010 on a sweet note. Let’s raise a toast to good times. Wishing all my dear readers and friends a blessed 2011.

There are many coffee cakes but this is a classic recipe with the flavors spot on. A moist, deep flavored cake that sports a topping with an unmistakable coffee aroma. The addition of coffee to the cake batter not only infuses the cake with more flavor but also perfumes your home with the heavenly aroma of coffee.

The magnificent aroma of hot and freshly brewed coffee will hover over most South Indian homes every morning and a traditional coffee filter is essential to prepare it. Brewing coffee is an art and one masters with practice and according to one’s taste, some like it light or strong or black. To get that perfect decoction, is a ritual that most women follow each and every day.