Best Louise Coffee Recipes

LOUISE READ'S COFFEE CRUNCH CAKE

Steps:

• Make the meringue: whisk the egg whites until stiff, add half the sugar, whisk again until stiff, then repeat with the remaining sugar. Mix the coffee with 3 tbsp boiling water to dissolve the granules. Gently fold the walnuts and 1 tsp of the coffee into the meringue. Set aside while you make the cake mixture.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease 2 x 20cm loose-bottomed sandwich tins and line the bases with baking parchment. Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then gradually whisk in the eggs. Fold in the flour and baking powder, then finally fold in 2 tsp of the coffee liquid. Divide the mixture between the 2 tins, putting a little more mixture in one than the other.
• Spread the meringue on top of the tin containing less cake mix. Bake the untopped sponge for about 20 mins until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Continue baking the meringue-topped sponge for an additional 20 mins, then carefully remove both cakes from their tins and leave to cool on a wire rack.
• To make the filling, beat the butter and icing sugar together, adding 2 tsp more coffee. To make the icing, mix a final tsp of the coffee into the icing sugar. Add a drop more water to make a runny icing. 5 Sandwich the 2 cakes together with the coffee filling, putting the meringuetopped sponge on top. Drizzle all over with the coffee icing to finish.

LOUISE'S COFFEE POT DE CRÈME

Steps:

• Scald cream in a saucepan. Do not boil. Add sugar and coffee, stirring until coffee dissolves. Stir in vanilla. Beat egg yolks until lemon colored. Add rum. Add to cream, stirring briskly. Strain into 6-ounce baking cups and bake at 325º for 25 minutes.

AUNT LOUISE'S COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 350. Spray a 9X13 cake pan with cooking spray (I use the kind with flour added to it). Mix together flour, brown sugar and soft margerine until crumbly. Take out 1 cup for topping. Mix together by hand remaining flour mixture with remaining ingredients. Spread batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle reserved topping onto top of batter. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until knife or toothpick inserted comes out clean.

LOUISE COFFEE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a stemmed mug and stir well.
• Top with whipped cream and cherry.

LOUISE COFFEE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a stemmed mug and stir well.
• Garnish with whipped cream and cherry if you like. It's optional