Irish Coffee Dessert

Traditional Irish coffee is a cocktail consisting of hot coffee, Irish whiskey, and sugar, stirred, and topped with thick cream. The coffee is drunk through the cream.  This variation has similar ingredients, but it is in the form of a set dessert. Definitely worth a try! The popular alcoholic drink, Irish Coffee, was created inContinue reading “Irish Coffee Dessert”

Floating Islands

This impressive French dessert, also known as Snow Eggs, consists of delicate meringue clouds that rest in a sea of crème anglaise (French for “English cream”), a light pouring custard used as a dessert cream or sauce.  Be sure to also try Carolie’s Poached Meringue on Golden Gooseberry Custard. Crème anglaise 500 ml fullcream milk 6 to 8 large egg yolks 125Continue reading “Floating Islands”

Poached Meringue on Golden Gooseberry Custard

A divinely-textured creation which will leave guests speechless and eyes firmly focussed on the dessert!  Also see my recipe for Floating Islands. Meringue 3 large egg whites pinch cream of tartar 125 ml   castor sugar 400 ml milk 1 ml  vanilla essence Gooseberry custard 1 x 410g tin gooseberries 50 ml cornflour (Maizena) 30 mlContinue reading “Poached Meringue on Golden Gooseberry Custard”

Baked Cardamom & Coconut Custard

A typical Asian cuisine baked custard. The taste and texture is irresistible. Serve after a meal which did not include many eggs, milk or cream. Serve as is or with a bowl of any appropriate fruit or fruit sauce – such as passion fruit in syrup or a lightly sweetened fresh fruit puree. 1 cupContinue reading “Baked Cardamom & Coconut Custard”

Baked Grenadilla Sponge Pudding

A spongy cake-like topping forms on top of a creamy custard base – delicious either slightly warm with ice-cream and/or cream or cold with whipped cream and fresh fruit as garnish. The batter for this pudding may also be baked in small ramekin dishes for about half the time required for the large pudding. 1Continue reading “Baked Grenadilla Sponge Pudding”

Moulded Mascarpone Cream

A moulded pure white dessert nestles on a freestyle, colourful palette of the freshest fruit purees. The fruit used will vary with the seasons and the same platter will never be repeated precisely!  Any fruit sauces in bold colours do justice to this fine dessert.  You can definitely use a chocolate sauce too! Prep timeContinue reading “Moulded Mascarpone Cream”