Nothing is better than a nice cup of coffee. Well, the only thing that can be better is a nice cup of coffee accompanied by a delicious coffee dessert. So whether you are looking for some ideas to add to and brighten your coffee break, or you are searching for a mouth-watering dessert for a romantic dinner date, I have put together 6 recipes which use coffee as an ingredient that will help sweeten up your days.
Enjoy!
Tiramisu
Ingredients
· 3 egg yolks (if possible use pasteurized eggs, Safest Choice Eggs is what I used)
· 1/2 cup sugar
· 1/3 cup milk
· 1 pound mascarpone cheese, room temperature
· 7 oz lady fingers
· 1 cup cold brewed coffee
· cocoa powder
· chocolate shaves
Instructions
1- Whisk the egg yolks, sugar and milk in a medium saucepan until combined.
2- Cook over medium heat, whisking all the time, until it reaches boil point. Continue cooking for one more minute. Leave to cool for about 30 minutes at room temperature followed by 1 hour in the fridge.
3- Once the egg yolk mixture is cold, whisk in 1 pound of room temperature mascarpone cheese.
4- Line a 9X5 loaf pan with plastic wrap.
5- Moving as quick as possible dip one third of the lady fingers in the cold coffee, one at a time, and place them on the bottom of the pan in a single layer. You might need to break a few to fit perfectly into the pan.
6- Spread almost one third of the mascarpone filling over the lady fingers.
7- Place a second layer of coffee dipped lady fingers and spread some more mascarpone cheese on top.
8- Dip the remaining lady fingers in coffee and arrange them over the mascarpone cheese.
9- Spread the remaining mascarpone cheese, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate over night.
10- Gently remove the tiramisu from the pan, sprinkle with cocoa powder and grate chocolate on top.
11- Slice and enjoy!
Double-Layer Chocolate Cake with Coffee Buttercream
Ingredients
· 3 c all-purpose flour
· 2¼ c sugar
· ¾ c cocoa powder
· 2 tsp baking soda
· ¼ tsp salt
· 2 c cold water or coffee
· ½ c vegetable oil
· 2 tbsp white vinegar
· 4 tsp vanilla
Coffee Buttercream Frosting
· ½ c shortening
· ½ c vegan butter
· 5 c powdered sugar, sifted
· 1 tbsp instant coffee dissolved in 1 Tbsp vegan milk
· up to ¼ c plain, unsweetened vegan milk
Instructions
1- Preheat oven to 375°.
2- Grease and flour two 9″ cake pans and line with parchment paper.
3- In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
4- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together water or coffee, oil, vinegar, and vanilla.
5- Stir until the dry mixture is just moistened; some lumps are okay. The batter will turn lighter in color.
6- Pour quickly into prepared pans.
7- Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
8- Allow to cool in pans for 10 minutes.
9- Loosen sides of cake from pans, then flip them out of the pans and onto cooling racks.
10- Cool completely before frosting.
11- Meanwhile, prepare frosting.
12- Cream shortening and butter.
13- Add powdered sugar, coffee mixture, and 1 tablespoon vegan milk; beat with a fork until blended.
14- Add more vegan milk, a tablespoon at a time, until you reach your desired consistency. Use less milk for dense frosting, and more for a whipped consistency. If you'd like it to be particularly fluffy, beat with a hand mixer instead.
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