Cappuccino Cups
- 1 pound non-tempering chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 20 chocolate pastilles (small, chocolate disks in candy-making shops)
- Cognac Caramel Ganache, recipe follows
- Coffee Ganache, recipe follows
- White Chocolate Ganache, recipe follows
- Cocoa powder, for garnish
- Place the non-tempering chocolate in the top of a double boiler over hot, but not quite simmering, water.
- Melt the chocolate, stirring until it is smooth.
- Remove the boiler from the heat.
- Pour the chocolate into 1/2-inch circular molds and prepare the molds as directed on the chocolate packaging (reserve some melted chocolate for making the handle as directed below).
- Once hardened, pop the cups out of the mold.
- To make the handle of the coffee cup, put some melted chocolate in a pastry bag.
- Using a fine-point tip, pipe out a "C" for each mug on a piece of waxed paper.
- Allow the chocolate to harden.
- Using a fine point tip, pipe out a dollop of melted chocolate onto each pastille and place a cup on each to glue them together, making a coffee cup shape.
- Do the same for each handle and allow to harden.
- Place the 3 ganaches in 3 different pasty bags.
- Using a circular motion, pipe 1/3 of the Cognac Caramel Ganache in the bottom of each mug.
- Next, pipe the Coffee Ganache up to the top of the mug.
- Then, pipe the White Chocolate Ganache on top.
- Dust each cup lightly with cocoa powder and serve.
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons corn syrup
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons Cognac
- Heat a medium saucepan over high heat.
- Add the water, corn syrup, and sugar and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Do not stir the mixture once the sugar begins to boil.
- When the sugar begins to caramelize on the sides, remove the pan from the heat and slowly stir until the color is a medium brown.
- Carefully add the heavy cream and stir; then add the cognac and stir until well blended.
- Store the ganache at room temperature until ready to use.
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee
- 1 cup chopped white chocolate
- 1 tablespoon coffee liqueur
- 1/2 teaspoon coffee extract
- Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add the heavy cream and instant coffee and slowly bring to a simmer.
- Put the white chocolate in a bowl and pour the hot cream over the chocolate and stir.
- Add the coffee liqueur and stir well; then add the coffee extract and stir until it is blended.
- If you need to melt the chocolate more, use a double boiler (as described above).
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup chopped white chocolate
- Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Add the heavy cream and slowly bring to a simmer.
- Put the white chocolate in a bowl and pour the hot cream over the chocolate, stirring until it is melted.
nontempering, chocolate, cognac, coffee ganache, white chocolate ganache, cocoa
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cappuccino-cups-recipe.html (may not work)