icebox coffee cold brew coffee cake

birmingham bloggers has been working with birmingham favorite icebox coffee to put on a fantastic recipe contest that challenges members to develop a creative recipe using icebox coffee - and man, am i glad, because i am the biggest icebox fan ever, and any excuse to buy more... i'm in.

i wrote about icebox last year, and the love affair never ended. i'm sippin' the stuff all the time. i actually drink the concentrate straight, which is horrific for my heartrate, but y'know, gives me quite the rush on a monday morning. not to mention, it tastes divine. guess i need to move up to full blown espresso drinking, huh?

so coffee cake, right? doesn't normally taste like coffee. this one does. because why not. it was super simple to make, and the flavors are present, but just subtle enough. this sweet cake can be enjoyed for breakfast if you're the "cake for breakfast" type, or an afternoon snack. yum!

icebox coffee cold brew coffee cake

for the cake:
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup icebox coffee cold brew concentrate
1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup sugar
3 large eggs, plus 1 egg yolk

for the crumb topping:
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a bowl and whisk together. in another bowl, mix together icebox coffee, greek yogurt and vanilla extract until smooth.

in another bowl, beat butter and sugar together for 2-3 minutes, or until light fluffy. add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. next, add flour mixture and icebox coffee mixture in 3 additions, alternating each until just combined. pour batter into a loaf pan (or two!).

for the crumb topping, combine melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and mix together. pour over cake batter just before baking. bake for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick insert comes out clean.

birmingham spotlight: icebox coffee

disclosure: icebox coffee provided me with some of their delicious coffee in hopes that i choose to review it on floral frocks. i am not being compensated for this review aside from the coffee itself. i only write about or recommend products i enjoy and feel my readers would enjoy as well. and uh, as you'll see in this review, i am totally obsessed with this stuff.

am i a coffee snob? i wouldn't say so. but in recent years i've become more aware of different types of coffee and what i prefer. i enjoy my cream and coffee syrups - i'm not a straight up sugar kinda gal. i also consistently prefer iced coffee over hot coffee. hot coffee is for when you're in a rush. iced coffee is for a spring evening on the porch.

i was browsing the pepper place market website when i came across a company called icebox coffee. y'all, my heart skipped a beat! i immediately stalked their website and social media and decided i need to get my hands on this stuff, one way or another.

icebox coffee can be enjoyed hot or cold, and is created via the delicious cold brew method. coffee grounds are steeped in water overnight and then strained to yield beautiful, rich and perfectly smooth coffee that is to die for! i took one sip of this stuff, set down my cup and said, "wow, that's deadly." now there is ok coffee, there is acceptable coffee, but icebox falls into the "damn good" category. i mixed it up with some caramel syrup and cream and it tasted like a milkshake - smooth, full of flavor and rich in just the right ways.

started by bebe goodrich, a new orleans native with extensive cold brewing history and experience, icebox coffee has brought authentic cold brew flavor to the birmingham area since 2012. and man oh man, is it good. i had the pleasure of speaking with bebe on the phone and getting to know more about the business and how she got started, and the story is truly fascinating. icebox coffee grew from her garage to a full fledged brewing operation happening in downtown birmingham. thanks to its popularity, icebox coffee has expanded and can be purchased in alabama, tennessee, texas, georgia, virginia, north and south carolina, and online!

with birmingham bloggers taking off, i've really become focused on local businesses and how to best utilize BB to interact with all things birmingham. supporting the incredible startups and resources we have right here in town has become a passion of mine, and icebox coffee is a perfect example of a local business that is well on its way to the top.

i'm off to purchase the 32 ounce new orleans blend because i've already polished off the 16 ounce bottle. oops. hello, new addiction.

y'all check out icebox coffee at www.iceboxcoffee.com, and give them a follow on twitter! also, check out the list of vendors at pepper place market, you never know what you'll find. go birmingham!