Allies Espresso Kahlua Liqueur Food

ALLIE'S ESPRESSO KAHLUA® LIQUEUR

Steps:

• Stir brown sugar into espresso in a bowl or container with a spout until dissolved; stir in rum. Pour mixture into a clean, dark bottle; add vanilla bean. Seal bottle tightly with a lid and let sit for 1 month before drinking.

ESPRESSO KAHLUA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. and butter and flour a 9-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour.
• In a small heavy saucepan melt butter and chocolate over low heat, stirring, until smooth. Cool chocolate mixture to lukewarm.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together eggs, sugar, vanilla, espresso powder, and Kahlúa until mixture is thickened and pale. Beat in chocolate mixture. Into a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt and beat into batter just until blended well.
• Spread batter evenly in pan and arrange coffee beans in 5 rows of
• 5 beans each. Bake brownies in middle of oven 30 to 35 minutes, or until a tester comes out with crumbs adhering to it. Cool brownies completely in pan on a rack before cutting into 25 squares. Brownies keep, layered between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container at cool room temperature, 5 days.

KAHLUA AND RUM COFFEE

Steps:

• Moisten the top edge of a coffee cup with a little rum.
• Place a little sugar on a dish, and dip the cup into the sugar to coat rim. Add the rum and the Kahlua, and mix together.
• Add the hot coffee, and stir quickly to mix.
• Top with whipped cream.
• The whipped cream prevents the alcohol from escaping.

ESPRESSO BROWNIE CAKE WITH KAHLUA ICING

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees (set oven rack to second-lowest position).
• Lightly butter an 8 or 9-inch cake pan with a removeable bottom.
• For the brownie cake; in a saucepan combine 1/2 cup butter with unsweetened chocolate; stir over low heat until melted and smooth.
• Remove from heat and beat in sugar, 3 tablespoons espresso powder, eggs and vanilla until well blended.
• Stir in the flour just until incorporated using a wooden spoon.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until the center springs back when gently pressed.
• Let cool completely in the pan for 1 hour.
• For the icing; in a bowl combine 1/4 cup softened butter and 1 tablespoon espresso powder with 2 tablespoons liqueur with the powdered sugar; using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat mixture until smooth and fluffy (adding in 1 tablespoon more of liqueur if necessary to make a smooth spreadable mixture).
• Spread evenly over the top of the cooled cake.
• Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, then drizzle on top of the icing.
• Chill the cake until the icing is firm (about 45 minutes).
• Just before serving remove the pan rim.
• Cut the cake into wedges.