Irish Coffee

Irish Coffee

To celebrate St Patrick’s day why not serve up Irish coffee and invite a few of your friends over for a coffee break with a warming effect.

Irish Coffee Ingredients

Coffee Serves: 1
Strong coffee
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 generous spoon of  heavy whipped cream
Shot of Irish Whiskey

Irish Coffee Recipe Preparation

When  you make a hot Irish coffee you can use any type of cup, mug or glass but for this recipe I recommend using a heat proof  glass because the Irish coffee looks amazing. Begin by making a strong brew of coffee using 2 teaspoons of instant coffee or make an strong coffee using your coffee machine.

While the coffee is brewing you’ll need to whip up the heavy cream. Make sure the heavy cream is whipped so it looks frothy  but and has thicker consistency. Just set the whipping cream aside and lets start building the Irish coffee.

Once you’ve made the coffee don’t waste any time as it you want it hot and strong. Begin by pouring the hot  coffee into the glass. Remember don’t overfill the glass as you’ll need some room for the the Irish whiskey and whipped cream.

Pour in the shot of Irish whiskey and the teaspoon of sugar and give the Irish coffee a light stir to dissolve the sugar and blend in the Irish whiskey. At this point if you don’t like whipped cream you can leave it out, but I must say it won’t taste the same.

Be careful to spoon on the whipped cream so it floats on top of the Irish coffee. You want the Irish coffee to have two distinct layers, the coffee and the cream. Because this recipe only serves 1 you’ll need to adjust the Irish coffee recipe according to the number of people you’re entertaining. I always find a large pot of strong coffee always does the trick.

With the Irish coffee made you and your friends can enjoy Saint Patrick’s day and maybe sing an Irish tune or two.

Amaretto Coffee

Amaretto Coffee

As sweet as the taste of almonds this Amaretto coffee will fuse with the coffee to leave a nutty taste in your mouth.

Amaretto Flavored Coffee Ingredients

Coffee Serves: 1
1 cup of strong espresso coffee
1 shot of Amaretto liqueur
Steamed milk

Amaretto Coffee Preparation

To make an Amaretto coffee start by steaming and frothing up the milk. When the milk is frothed just set it to one side. Make one cup of strong espresso coffee using the Espresso machine or boiling hot water and 2 teaspoons of instant espresso coffee.

To the coffee add 1 shot of Amaretto liqueur and give it a light stir to combine. With a teaspoon hold the foam back in the steamed milk and pour some of the milk into your coffee. Next use the same spoon to spoon out some of the foam onto your Amaretto coffee.

If you want the Amaretto coffee to taste sweeter add a little sweet whipped cream.

Cafe Borgia

Cafe Borgia

Tantalize your taste buds and make a Cafe Borgia coffee. It’s a delightful espresso coffee topped with heavy whipped cream and slivers of orange zest.

Cafe Borgia Ingredients

Coffee Serves: 2
2 cups of water
4 teaspoons of instant espresso coffee or machine espresso
1/2 cup of heavy whipped cream
Orange zest

Cafe Borgia Preparation

To make a Cafe Borgia place 2 teaspoons of instant espresso coffee into each coffee cup. Boil enough water for two people. Pour the boiling water over the coffee and stop an inch below the rim of the cup.  Give the espresso coffee a good stir and make sure all the coffee grounds have dissolved.

To build the Cafe Borgia spoon on the heavy whipped cream carefully so its sits on top of the coffee. For the finishing touch garnish with whipped cream and slivers of orange zest. Viola!  A coffee like a Cafe Borgia can be served at any function, around the fireplace or whenever you feel like to indulge yourself.