I love chocolate liqueurs but the they usually fall short of the deep chocolate flavor that I adore.
I plan on using my amuse buche' shot glasses and topping each one with a dollop of freshly whipped cream and s sprinkling of shavings.
It's also just the thing to take plain vanilla ice cream way over the top with it's lusciousness!
This liqueur also makes just the most fabulous martini in the world and its so much fun to let it slip that you made the liqueur yourself!
SERVES 6
Ingredients1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup boiling water
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
1 cup vodka
3/4 cup heavy cream, for topping
Directions
In a bowl, dissolve cocoa powder in boiling water.
In a saucepan, bring sugar and water to a simmer, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
Add sugar syrup to cocoa syrup.
Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a jar with a lid.
Add the vodka, cover and refrigerate over night.
To serve, stir well and strain again through a fine-mesh sieve into a martini glass, 2/3 full.
Top with lightly-sweetened whipped cream, or float heavy cream on top.
(Hold a spoon with the bowl down and the edge almost touching the liqueur in the glass. Pour the cream slowly over the back of the spoon until a layer 1/8 to 1/4 inch deep floats on top of the liqueur.)
Garnish with cocoa nibs or chocolate shavings.
AKSHAY ADVICE-YOU CAN ALSO ADD CREAM DURING MAKING PROCESS WHICH WILL MAKE YOU REACH NEXT TO BAILEYS OR DOOLEYS
TRY MELTED VANILLA ICE CREAM IT CAN MAKE WONDERS
TRUST ME
CHEERS
Sunday, January 3, 2010
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