Frappe Cappuccino

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup strong coffee, espresso if you can
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4-1/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups ice

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a blender and blend well.

Midnight Cake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup soymilk
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup cold coffee
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350.
• 2 mix the apple cider vinegar into the soy milk with a whisk. set aside to curdle for ~10 minutes.
• 3 in a separate bowl, mix the oil, sugar, coffee, and vanilla together until combined. add the soy milk mixture. mix well.
• 4 add dry ingredients to the bowl and mix until smooth--no lumps.
• 5 pour batter into a lined or oiled cupcake tin (muffin tin, whatever tin you have). bake for 20-25 minutes or until firm to the touch and an inserted knife comes out clean.

Raisin Date Pecan Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup flour
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup instant coffee, brewed and strong
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup raisins dates and pecans cereal

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f stir together 1 cup flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. cut in 3 tablespoons butter to form crumbly mixture.
• 2 combine egg and coffee; add to flour mixture, mixing just until blended. pour into greased 8-inch (20 cm) square baking pan.
• 3 mix brown sugar and 3 tablespoons flour. cut in 3 tablespoons butter until mixture is crumbly. stir in cereal. sprinkle topping over cake batter. bake 30 to 35 minute or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. serve warm.

Lamb Tandoori With Pureed Cauliflower.

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 1/2 lbs lamb shoulder blade steaks, bone in
• 1 tablespoon whole coriander seed
• 1 tablespoon whole cumin seed
• 3 cups plain yogurt
• 1 lime, juice and zest of
• 2 tablespoons smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 onions, thick horizontal slices
• 3 limes, cut in half
• 1 head cauliflower, trimmed at base, green leaves removed
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• salt and pepper
• nutmeg, freshly grated
• 1 1/4 cups cilantro leaves, roughly chopped

Recipe

• 1 toast the coriander and the cumin in a saute pan over medium heat until the spices become fragrant and just begin to smoke, 2 minutes. allow to cool and then grind them in a coffee grinder that you have dedicated for grinding spices only.
• 2 combine the yogurt, lime juice and zest, cumin, coriander, paprika, ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, cayenne, sugar, salt and pepper, and garlic in a gallon sized zip-lock plastic bag.
• 3 pierce lamb steaks several times with a fork and then place in marinade, along with the onion slices and lime halves.
• 4 marinate at room temp for 4 hours, or refrigerate if marinating for a longer period of time.
• 5 while lamb is marinating, prepare the pureed cauliflower. in a large covered saucepan, steam a whole head of cauliflower in 1 inch of boiling water until crisp tender.
• 6 drain to remove as much moisture as possible.
• 7 while still hot from steaming, puree in food processor, adding cream, and salt and pepper to taste and a few grates of whole nutmeg. add in 1/4 cup of cilantro leaves and pulse until cilantro is just distributed throughout the cauliflower. keep warm.
• 8 remove the lamb, onions, and lime halves from the bag and discard the marinade.
• 9 grill lamb over high heat until medium rare. remove to a platter and tent with foil.
• 10 reduce heat to medium, then grill onion slices and lime halves until onions are tender and have caramelized.
• 11 plate the lamb steaks with onion slices, and sprinkle with remaining cilantro and juice from the charred limes. serve pureed cauliflower on the side.

Glazed Cinnamon Mocha Cookies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (17 1/2 ounce) package pillsbury cinnamon swirl quick bread and coffeecake mix
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 tablespoons brewed coffee
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup cinnamon baking chips
• 1 teaspoon brewed coffee

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f
• 2 lightly spray cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 in large bowl, combine quick bread mix and swirl mix from packet; mix well.
• 4 add oil, 2 tablespoons coffee and egg; blend well.
• 5 add chips; mix well.
• 6 shape dough into 1 1/2-inch balls; place on sprayed cookie sheets.
• 7 flatten balls to 1/2-inch thickness.
• 8 bake at 350°f for 9 to 14 minutes or until edges are set and light golden brown.
• 9 cool 1 minute.
• 10 remove from cookie sheets; place on wire rack.
• 11 cool 10 minutes.
• 12 in small bowl, combine glaze from packet and 1 teaspoon coffee; blend until smooth.
• 13 drizzle glaze over cookies.

Midnight Kiss

Total Time: 4 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3/4 fluid ounce kahlua
• 3/4 fluid ounce dark creme de cacao
• 1 fluid ounce espresso coffee, cold
• 1 fluid ounce whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 rim glass with pink sugar, fill glass with ice, pour ingredients, top with whipped cream and garnish with a light sprinkle of cocoa powder.

Midnight Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee granules (can't taste the coffee in this, just inhances the chocolate flavor)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease and flour a 10 inch bundt or tube pan or one 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
• 3 in a large bowl, and with an electric mixer, combine dry ingredients.
• 4 add the liquid ingredients (except for the boiling water), and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• 5 stir in boiling water (batter will be thin).
• 6 pour into prepared pan.
• 7 bake 25-30 minutes for the 9x13-inch rectangular pan, or bake for 40-45 minutes if using a bundt or tube pan-- or until toothpick in center comes out clean. (everyone's oven is different, but i baked mine for 41 minutes in a bundt pan).
• 8 remove cake from oven, and cool completely on rack.
• 9 after cake has cooled completely, frost as desired, or dust top of cake with confectioners' sugar.
• 10 ganache:.
• 11 place all ganache ingredients in a microwave safe dish (i use a 4 cup measuring cup) and microwave on high for approximately 1 minute--maybe a little more or less than a minute depending on your microwave.
• 12 wisk together until chocolate is shiny and of "drizzly" consistency.
• 13 drizzle on top of cake if you used a bundt cake or spread on cake if you used a 9 x 13 pan.
• 14 dust with powdered sugar, if desired.
• 15 **this cake makes: one 9 x 13 rectangular cake or one 10-inch bundt or tube cake.