Coffee Cream Cake

Photo: flickr user Sailor Coruscant

Ingredients

8 ounces marshmallows

1/4 cup instant coffee combined with 1 c. water

1 tablespoon cocoa combined with 1 tbsp. hot water

2 cups heavy cream, whipped

1 teaspoon vanilla

Sponge cake or lady fingers

1 bar dark sweet chocolate

1 cup heavy cream whipped with 1 tbsp. sugar (this is opti

Preparation

My most requested recipe. Make ahead, NO baking needed. (Mocha flavor treat)

1. In a saucepan, place marshmallows, coffee and cocoa mixtures.

2. Heat over a low flame until marshmallows melt down completely.

3. Transfer to mixing bowl (of electric mixer if available) and cool.

4. Beat in mixer for 2 to 3 minutes until mixture is light in color and smooth.

5. Line an 8 inch or 9 inch springform with sponge cake or lady fingers.

6. Combine coffee mixture with whipped cream and vanilla.

7. Pour mixture into springform, sprinkle top with shaved chocolate and refrigerate overnight. Yield: 8 to 10 generous portions.

8. For a birthday cake, pipe rosettes of whipped cream onto a greased cookie sheet (one for each year and one for good luck). With a birthday cake candle, make an indentation in the center of each rosette. Set cookie sheet in freezer. When ready to serve, place frozen rosettes onto cake and set candles in each one. (Courtesy Libby Hillman Calendar Recipes.)