Ingredients
- 20 mins
- 4 egg whites
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 fl madeira
- 1 walnut crystallized flowers (garnish halves)
- 1/2 walnuts
- 300 ml fl cream
- 120 gr fl strong coffee
- 38 gr icing sugar
- 9 gr butter
- 5 gr flour
Make the coffee cream. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar in a heatproof bowl until light and creamy. Add the coffee and place the bowl over a pan of hot water. Beat the mixture until it has thickened. Beat in the chocolate. Stir in the Madeira or port. Allow to cool, stirring occasionally. Whip the cream and mix it into the cold coffee mixture. Spread the cream over the cake. Put the cake in the freezer for 2 hours. Take the cake out of the freezer shortly before serving and garnish with walnuts and crystallized flowers. by: Sue Rykmans. ----