- Can I use instant coffee?
- Yes, but fresh espresso tastes much fuller and more aromatic.
Coffee panna cotta cake
Similar to the caramel version, 'cooked cream' is the star here too, but this time a strong espresso gives it its soul. It's like our morning milky coffee (caffe latte) turned into a cake. Cooling, caffeinated freshness on a biscuit base.
Ingredients
4
Gelatine leaves
500
ml
Double cream
80
g
Caster sugar
1
tsp
Vanilla extract
100
ml
Strong Espresso (fresh)
200
g
Butter biscuits
100
g
Butter (melted)
50
g
Milk chocolate (grated)
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Equipment Needed
- Springform tin: For shaping.
Allergen Information
Milk
Cereals containing gluten
Instructions
1
✓
Crush the biscuits, mix with the butter, press into the tin. Chill.
Tip: Base.
2
✓
Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water.
Tip: Hydration.
3
✓
Heat the cream with the sugar and vanilla to boiling point, but do not boil vigorously. Remove from heat.
Tip: The goal is just to dissolve the sugar.
4
✓
Mix in the squeezed-out gelatine, then the espresso.
Tip: The coffee gives it a nice mocha colour.
5
✓
Cool to lukewarm, then pour over the biscuit base. Refrigerate for 4 hours.
Tip: Setting.
6
✓
Decorate with grated chocolate.
Tip: Cappuccino effect.
Recipe FAQ
Ingredients
- 4 Gelatine leaves
- 500 ml Double cream
- 80 g Caster sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 100 ml Strong Espresso (fresh)
- 200 g Butter biscuits
- 100 g Butter (melted)
- 50 g Milk chocolate (grated)