Tartufo

 
                                  Tartufo
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Desserts                         Chocolate
                 Freezer                          Alcohol
                 Ethnic
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1      cup           Sugar
      2/3  cup           Cocoa
    2      teaspoons     Instant expresso or coffee
      1/3  cup           Water
    4                    Egg yolks
   10                    Maraschino cherries
    1      cup           Heavy cream
    2      tablespoons   Rum
      2/3  cup           Chocolate -- coarse chop
 
 Soak cherries in rum. Sift sugar; cocoa, and instant coffee together and place
in a heavy sauce pan. Add the water and mix well. Bring to a boil and cook
until everything is well mixed. While syrup is cooking, whip the egg yolks
until light and fluffy. Reduce the speed of the beaters to the lowest level and
add the hot syrup in a continuous fine stream. Continue beating until the
mixture is thick and forms a ribbon pattern when the beater is pulled away.
Chill well. Whip the cream with the 2 tablespoons of rum until stiff. Fold into
the chocolate mixture. Fold in the chopped chocolate. Arrange foil lined paper
cups in a muffin pan. Fill each cup 1/3 of the way full. Place a cherry in each
cup then fill the rest of the way. Freeze at least 4 hrs. Before serving pipe
whipping cream on top if desired. It will keep in the freezer for about a
month.
 
 
 
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