Italian Coffee Cake Food

ITALIAN ICED COFFEE

Steps:

• Place the hot coffee and the sugar in a measuring cup and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the milk and pour the mixture into a blender. Add the ice and blend on high speed for 45 to 60 seconds, until the ice cubes have completely dissolved and the mixture is smooth and creamy. Pour into 2 or 3 small glasses, dust lightly with the cocoa powder, and drink ice cold.
• Pour water into water reservoir of drip coffee maker. Place coffee filter into top canister and put coffee grinds in. Press "On!"

ITALIAN LEMON COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 6-cup, 7-1/2x3-inch Bundt® pan. Sprinkle almonds evenly around the bottom of the pan. Set aside.
• Beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl. Add oil, lemon juice, and lemon zest; mix until well combined. Gradually beat in flour until it has been incorporated. Add Lievito and mix well. Pour batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 28 to 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes. Run a knife down the sides of the pan to assist in releasing the cake from the pan. Place in the freezer for 20 minutes. Remove from the freezer and invert cake onto a serving platter.
• Mix powdered sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl until glaze is smooth. Place glaze in a small resealable bag and snip the corner of the bag. Drizzle glaze over the top of the cake.

ITALIAN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix flour, sugar, brown sugar and salt. Then add oil. Blend well and take out 3/4 cup of mixture and set aside.
• 2. Add egg, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and buttermilk to remaining mixture. Mix well.
• 3. Add nuts and cinnamon to set aside mixture. This will be the topping.
• 4. Pour batter into prepared 9x13 pan. Sprinkle topping on cake batter. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Eat warm or cold.

ITALIAN LEMON RICOTTA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 inch springform pan using butter and powdered sugar; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl or stand up mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until combined. Add in the ricotta cheese and blend until light and fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes.
• Mix in the eggs, one at a time. Add in the vanilla, lemon zest, and lemon juice and mix to combine. In the same bowl, stir in the baking soda and salt. Lastly, add in the flour and mix until just combined, scraping down the sides of bowl to full incorporate all of the ingredients.
• Pour the batter into the prepared springform pan. Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until the cake is set and a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing the collar and base of the pan. Cool on a wire rack and dust with powdered sugar before serving.

NO-BAKE COFFEE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Mix the chocolate cookie crumbs, melted butter and coffee until combined, then press down on the bottom of a 7 - 8 inch (17 - 20 cm) springform cake pan (or line a regular cake pan with plastic wrap). Place in refrigerator to chill.
• In a medium bowl beat together the cream cheese, sugar and coffee until creamy. Set aside.
• In a large bowl beat the cold cream until stiff peaks appear, set aside.
• In a small pot add the milk and sprinkle the gelatine on top, let stand one minute, then place the pot on low heat and heat just until the gelatine has dissolved, stirring often (1-2 minutes), do not boil, then immediately remove from heat and add a heaping tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture to the gelatine mixture (this cools it down) and stir gently to combine, then fold the gelatine mixture into remaining cream cheese mixture.
• Gently fold the cream cheese mixture into the whipped cream until combined.
• Remove the cookie base from the fridge, spoon the cheesecake filling evenly on top of the base, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4-5 hours or even better overnight. Before serving sprinkle with chocolate shavings or cocoa. Enjoy!