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Ingredients
- 2 cups plus 2 tbsp of all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature.
- 1 cup sugar ( I only added 1/2 cup as we don't like our cake too sweet)
- 4 Large eggs
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- 2 1/2 tsp instant coffee powder mixed with 1 tablespoon of hot water
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