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Cheats coffee Christmas wreath
This stunning Christmas wreath cake will make your festivities even more special. With a rich coffee mascarpone filling, its utterly delicious.
- 45 mins cooking
- Serves 12
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee
- ¼ cup (60ml) boiling water
- 1½ tablespoons coffee liqueur
- 600 ml thickened (heavy) cream
- 2½ cups (400g) pure icing (confectioners') sugar, sifted
- 500 grams mascarpone
- ¼ cup (45g) chocolate-coated coffee beans, chopped, plus extra, to serve
- 1 cup (140g) honey-roasted macadamias, chopped coarsely
- 30 store-bought chocolates, such as truffles, to decorate
biscuit base
- 250 grams chocolate chip biscuits
- 1 cup (100g) chocolate-coated malt balls
- 60 grams butter, melted
Method
- 1Grease a 24cm (9½in) springform pan; line base and side with baking paper. Wrap a 9cm (3¾in) round ramekin (or other straight-sided round dish) with a double layer of plastic wrap. Grease plastic; place in centre of pan.
- 2Combine coffee and the boiling water in a small jug. Stir to dissolve, then stir in liqueur. Cool.
- 3Beat cream and icing sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold in mascarpone, coffee beans and ¾ cup of the macadamias, then fold in coffee mixture until just combined.
- 4Spoon mixture into prepared pan; smooth the top. Freeze for 4 hours or until firm.
- 5Meanwhile, make biscuit base. Process the biscuits and malt balls until coarse crumbs; add butter; process briefly to combine.
- 6Press biscuit mixture over top of ice-cream to form a smooth surface. Freeze overnight.
- 7To serve, remove ramekin and release the side from the pan (if necessary, rub outside of cake pan with a hot damp cloth). Place inverted plate on top of ice-cream and turn over. Remove the bottom of the pan and cover with a serving plate; turn over. Top ice-cream with remaining macadamias, chocolates, truffles and extra chocolate-coated coffee beans. Dust wreath with a little sifted cocoa powder, if you like.
Notes
You will need to start this recipe a day ahead.Wreath can be made up to 3 days ahead.