DESSERTS,  TRIFLES

Coffee in a Trifle …Simple & Impressive Dessert for coffee lovers!

2007/11/12 / 12 Comments
‘Just around the corner,
There’s a rainbow in the sky.
So let’s have another cup o’ coffee,
And let’s have another piece o’ pie.’
Irving Berlin, 1932

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‘COFFEE IN A TRIFLE’…

Here starts a brand new week of coffee opportunities. This happens to me every November, when coffee is my favourite ingredient in my month of the ‘Scorpio’! In my words, there are very few things that I would attach an ‘automatic-droolamatic‘ quotient to. One of them is this…‘Coffee in a Trifle’ as I choose to call it, which I made up as I went along the way. Baked a coffee flavoured sponge this morning, for a birthday cake later this week. Nicked some crumbs from the cake, layered it with coffee flavoured whipped cream…attained nirvana in the first bite! This is a must for serious coffee lovers, and recommended for those who would like a change from chocolate. The flavour of coffee grows on you…my kids stand testimony to that! They hungrily lap up my coffee flavoured creations, savouring every last crumb. DH is also a firm coffee addict now, all thanks to me!

These are just the pictures; I promise to post the recipe with the cake that I plan to post later this week. And will try and update this post alongside too.Until then…SIGH, what would we do without coffee?

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Recipe link HERE. The recipe is just the same as for the sponge. For approximately 8 servings it would be a good idea to half the recipe. Once the sponge is cool, either cut into slices to fit into dessert cups/bowls or crumble the cake. Then layer the base of the bowl with some cake, top with some whipped coffee cream, follow with another layer of cake, & finally top with more whipped coffee cream. Now go ahead & dress it up with melted chocolate, chocolate flakes, roasted coffee beans…whatever catches your fancy. This dessert can be put together a day in advance. Remember to cover it while refrigerated it to enhance the flavours.

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collage ‘I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.’
T.S. Elliot. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.
Posted by Deeba @ PAB

About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.

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12 Comments

  • Shweta

    2007/11/12 at 8:58 pm Reply

    Oh My God this looks so amazing! I’ll wait for the recipe 🙂
    Also, you’ve just been tagged for a meme 🙂 Do check out my latest post. And do it only if you have time and you want to, no pressure 🙂

  • Chef Jules

    2007/11/12 at 11:56 pm Reply

    Your blog is a treat to the eyes. You seem to have an innate sense to ferret out things that not only are aesthetically pleasing, but I’m sure taste wonderful, too. I will be trying some of your recipes soon! A pleasure to visit you!

  • PASSIONATE BAKER....and beyond.

    2007/11/13 at 5:18 am Reply

    Thanks Shanti for your nice comments.
    Hi there Shweta & thanks for tagging me. Pls forgive my ignorance; still can’t fig out what meme is :0(
    Suganya…sorry for tease;I’m still doing the mad run.Recipe should be here by the end of the week.
    Meeso…great to meet another coffee lover!!
    And a big thank you Chef Jules for words so good. U made my day…

  • Shweta

    2007/11/14 at 1:28 am Reply

    Ok, done deal, blogger ate it up :((
    I’ll try again 🙂
    This was my first me-me too, I’ll just tell you what I make out of them!
    I think me-me’s are just a way to talk about yourself 🙂 They can be of different themes but they always revolve around you. For example “Life In Fours” me-me tells us what your four favorite foods are, what are your four favorite holiday spots etcetra etcetra.. I have a link to Musical’s (of Musicalskitchen.blogspot.com) “Life In Fours” me-me in my Street Food post. You can check out hers in addition to mine to get an idea… So the point is just to get to know each other more!
    And last but not the least, do it only if you want to! 🙂
    Cheers!

  • mona

    2007/11/14 at 2:24 pm Reply

    hi there–kudos fr d blog!!
    u hav the rite recipe to hook me on dis blog–so keep it comin…nice and yummy!

  • Ahmed

    2007/11/23 at 3:37 pm Reply

    Oh My God…Your blog is so great.The step by step pictures are faraway from comparison..You really did a great job.
    Ahmed1

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