Anyone got any dessert recipes?

[Tame Swallow]

A cocolate and coffee desert - as promised
I tried to look up where i got this recipe from, it was one of my Italian cookbooks, but i make it from memory now for special occassions, so I cant give credit to the cook who invented it and also cannot give exact measurements!

What you need -
One very big bar of dark chocolate
A big tub of double cream
a packet of sandwich fingers, or last time I used a maderia cake from the supermarket cut into slices which was really good.
A couple of mugs worth of very strong real black coffee - cooled
For those who like rum, a few tablespoons of rum added to the coffee!

How to make it
break the choc bar into small lumps and melt very gently in a bowl, over a bain marie ( a sauce pan of heating water)Once it has all melted, let it cool slightly but not enough for it to firm up again. Try and save one lump of choc for final decoration.

Whip the cream in a bowl until it peaks. Gently fold the cooled choc into the cream and mix it together well.

Next dip your sponge fingers breifly into the coffee and rum liquid mix and lay them as a layer in the bottom of a bowl. Then put a layer of the choc mixture over the top. Then another layer of dipped sponge fingers ending with a chocolate and cream layer on top. Grate the last lump of choc on top to decorate. Cover the bowl with cling film and cool the pud in the fridge for a couple of hours.

This is a very rich dessert so do not eat too much of it at one go even though you will be tempted!

Let me know if you try it!

love Tame

[Sabretooth]

yum yum, looks very tasty im gonna have to give it a try at some point

[Tame Swallow]

anyone who tries it will love it sabretooth - enjoy!

[Sugar Plum]

,Tame that dessert sounds like heaven. I can practically see the inches go on the hips but i will make it next time i want a special dessert.

[Tame Swallow]

Thanks Sugar Plum - it is great - in fact i have also put it in my blog with my other recipes - Tame