Spiced Dessert Coffee Food

CHAI SPICED COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350. Grease a 9x9 baking pan with butter or cooking spray. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, add whole milk and 1 tsp espresso powder. Mix together until it's combined and then set it aside.
• In a large bowl, beat together softened butter and 3/4 cup granulated sugar until combined and fluffy - about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the 2 eggs in ONE at a time and vanilla extract and continue to beat until fluffy.
• In a medium bowl, add the all purpose flour, cozy chai spices and baking powder. Whisk together to combine.
• Slowly add both the dry ingredients and the espresso/milk mixture at the same time - a little bit of each at the same time.
• Lastly, add brown sugar, turbinado sugar, all purpose flour, chai spices and espresso powder to the dry ingredients bowl you just used. Mix together and then add 1 stick of melted butter. Mix together.
• Add the cake mixture to the pan and spread evenly. On top of the pan, add the brown sugar mixture you just made. Swirl it in if gently to the top.
• Place in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes or until you can put a toothpick in it and it is clean! Let it cool in the pan until COMPLETELY cool.
• Move cake to a wire rack. For the glaze, add powdered sugar, milk and chai spices. Mix until desired consistency and then pour over the coffee cake.
• Slice and eat up! YUM!

SPICED COFFEE

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a small (1 mug or 2 cup size) coffee plunger.
• Add boiling water and allow to stand for 5 minutes before pouring.

SPICED DESSERT COFFEE

Steps:

• Pour water into 10-cup coffeemaker. In filter basket, mix remaining ingredients except whipped cream. Brew coffee.
• Pour coffee into mugs. Top with whipped cream.

MOROCCAN COFFEE WITH SIX FRAGRANT SPICES

Steps:

• Combine the spices with the coffee beans in a grinder and whirr until the beans are finely ground.
• Bring 4 cups of water to boil.
• Put some milk-a cup or more-in a small saucepan over a low flame to heat. Do not let it come to a boil.
• If you are making the coffee in a filtered maker: Pour the coffee mixture into the paper-lined brewing cup. Pour about 2 ounces of boiling water over the coffee to allow the grounds to "bloom." Then slowly add the rest of the water, allowing it to drip through the grounds into the pot below.
• Or (for Mikekey) if you are using a French press: Put the coffee and spice mixture in the bottom of the press pot. Pour in the requisite amount of boiling water, put the top in place and let the mixture steep for 4 to 5 minutes. Press the plunger down.
• Pour the spiced coffee into cups and add hot milk (and sugar) if desired. Serve at once.