Blum S Coffee Crunch Cake Japantown

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Blum s coffee crunch cake japantown. Aside from it s it ice cream sandwiches if there s one dessert that is inextricably linked with san francisco it has to be the coffee crunch cake from the. Ten years later the couple opened yasukochi s sweet stop which quickly gained a reputation for its coffee crunch cake their take on a treat served at blum s a bay area pastry shop chain. No better version of blum s coffee crunch cake. 5 large eggs separated plus 2 large egg whites.

Now she s turned her attention to blum s coffee crunch cake the beloved sf treat also served at places like japantown s yasukochi s sweet stop. When the blum s stores closed in the 70s the recipe for coffee crunch cake was still a well kept secret. Blum s coffee crunch cake. The articles about this iconic establishment and the history of this legendary coffee cake confection originally from blum s bakery over 50 years ago living on in japantown sf.

1 1 2 cups 10 5 ounces sugar. 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest. Blum s had a store here in san mateo. Blum s was particularly famous for its whipped cream filled coffee crunch cake.

1 teaspoon cream of tartar. San franciscans over 40 remember san francisco s premier place for ice cream sundaes and amazing cakes. Blum s on union square or california street. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

The coffee crunch cake inside is indescribable tasty crunchy and delicious. To pick one up you go into super mira market in japantown and make a. 1 2 teaspoon kosher salt. 1 of 3 hatsy yasukochi 80 passed from the coronavirus on march 27 2020.

1 4 cup 2 ounces canola oil. My sister told me about their most famous creation coffee crunch cake and brought me a slice from yasukochi s sweet stop in japantown. She was an owner of yasukochi s sweet stop in san francisco. By the time i moved to san francisco blum s pastry shops had been long closed but their desserts continued to live on.