09/05/2025
You could spend all day messing around with over a dozen ingredients to try and replicate this beautiful chocolate raspberry cake, or you could accidentally stumble on this in a cup of coffee.
This morning I was trying to figure out what I could do with a Guatemalan coffee that when I first roasted it, was just too bright and acidic for my tastes. It had notes of berries but also a very sharp lime like acidity that kept me from enjoying it on its own, and I wasn't having any luck blending with it either. Until today.
Now 3 weeks off roast, which might have helped mellow it a bit, I blended it this morning with one of my favorite base coffees, the Uganda Bugisu and an equal amount of a Colombian coffee from the Huila region which brings some of the lighter milk chocolate notes as well as body and sweetness which help with the overall balance.
I brewed this up in my 8 cup OXO drip brewer and the resulting cup was nothing short of delicious. It's a good mid weight creamy body with well pronounced chocolate base notes highlighted by the raspberries on top. The lime like acidity is muted by the other coffees but it's there to lift those raspberry notes above the chocolates and balance the sweetness in the cup perfectly.
As Bob Ross used to say, "We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents".
Now you might be asking where you can try or purchase some of this deliciousness in a cup. I'm not entirely certain yet. If I have enough of the Colombian roasted already I can bag some for the last Willow Farmers Market of the season this coming Friday. If not, you'll just have to keep an eye on my page here and I'll be sure to let folks know when it's available for purchase.
Now I have to figure out what to name this blend. I'm open to suggestions.