Coffee Marsala Syrup Food

COFFEE SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine sugar, water, and ground coffee in a pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a rolling boil, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool, about 30 minutes.
• Place a fine sieve on top of a lidded container and pour syrup through to strain out any coffee grinds if desired. Cover with lid and store in the refrigerator.

HOT COFFEE MASALA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil, and stir in the cumin seeds, star anise pod, and cinnamon stick; reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the instant coffee, and allow the drink to simmer gently for 2 more minutes. Pour the drink into mugs, straining out the spices, and stir 1 teaspoon of nonfat dry milk powder and 1 teaspoon of white sugar into each mug.

COFFEE-MARSALA SYRUP

Steps:

• Stir together coffee, marsala, and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Let cool.

VANILLA SYRUP FOR COFFEE

Steps:

• Combine the sugars and water in a saucepan.
• Boil for at least 10 minutes.
• Let cool. When solution has cooled, add the extract and stir well. Store in an airtight bottle or container.

TEARIMISS YOU: VANILLA RUM CAKE SOAKED WITH COFFEE RUM SYRUP AND WHIPPED CREAM MARSALA MASCARPONE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line muffin pans with 24 muffin liners. In the bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, whisk both flours, the granulated sugar, baking powder and salt until well combined. With the mixer on low speed, add the butter. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping the bowl as needed. Add the milk, rum and vanilla, and mix for about a minute until well combined. Fill the prepared muffin pans three-quarters full with batter and bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 24 minutes.
• For the coffee rum syrup: Combine the hot coffee, granulated sugar and rum in a bowl and whisk until the sugar dissolves. Refrigerate until cool.
• For the frosting: In the bowl of an electric mixer with the whisk attachment, combine the whipping cream and marsala and whip until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, mix the mascarpone cheese and powdered sugar with a wooden spoon until well combined. Fold the mascarpone mixture into the whipped cream and refrigerate until use.
• To assemble: Use a pastry brush to soak the cupcakes with the rum coffee syrup, soaking twice. Top with whipped cream marsala mascarpone frosting.

TIRAMISU CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Sift together cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Heat milk and vanilla-bean pod and seeds in a small saucepan over medium just until bubbles appear around the edge. Remove from heat. Whisk in butter until melted, and let stand 15 minutes. Strain milk mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl, and discard vanilla-bean pod.
• With an electric mixer on medium speed, whisk together whole eggs, yolks, and sugar. Set mixing bowl over a pan of simmering water, and whisk by hand until sugar is dissolved and mixture is warm, about 6 minutes. Remove bowl from heat. With an electric mixer on high speed, whisk until mixture is fluffy, pale yellow, and thick enough to hold a ribbon on the surface for several seconds when whisk is lifted.
• Gently but thoroughly fold flour mixture into the egg mixture in three batches; stir 1/2 cup batter into the strained milk mixture to thicken, then fold milk mixture into the remaining batter until just combined.
• Divide batter evenly among lined cups, filling each three-quarters full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until centers are completely set and edges are light golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer tins to wire racks to cool completely before removing cupcakes.
• To finish, brush tops of cupcakes evenly with coffee-marsala syrup; repeat until all syrup has been used. Allow cupcakes to absorb liquid 30 minutes. Dollop frosting onto cupcakes; refrigerate up to overnight in airtight containers. Dust generously with cocoa powder just before serving.

COFFEE-MARSALA SYRUP

Steps:

• Stir together coffee, marsala, and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Let cool.

MASALA COFFEE (SPICED COFFEE)

Steps:

• Combine water and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Add cinnamon, cardamom pods, sugar and coffee into boiling liquid in saucepan.
• Stir a few times and boil over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes.
• Make sure it does not boil over.
• Strain coffee through cheesecloth into another pan.
• Place coffee over heat and bring to a boil.
• Pour coffee between two pans until thick and creamy.
• Serve in cups immediately.

MARSALA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan. Once sizzling, tip in the shallot, garlic, mushrooms and a pinch of salt. Cook over a low heat until the mushrooms are softened then stir in the flour. Cook for 1 min to get rid of the raw flour taste then pour in the marsala and stock. Simmer away until reduced by two thirds. Taste for seasoning then serve, traditionally with steak.