Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

200 ml (7fl oz) strong, cold coffee 2 tb Cr?me fra?che
50 ml (2 fl oz) coffee liqueur, 1 Lemon, grated rind of
- brandy or rum 1 Orange, grated rind of
4 Eggs, separated 20 To 24 ratafia biscuits
100 g (3«oz) sugar 2 To 3 tbsp cocoa powder
400 g (14oz) curd cheese

To Drink: Coffee liqueur or brandy

Level of Difficulty: Medium difficult Preparation Time: 1 hour +
setting time Prepare in Advance: Yes
Mix the coffee with the liqueur.

Beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Beat the egg yolks
with the sugar until light and foamy. Mix the cheese with the cr?me
fra?che and stir in the beaten egg yolk mixture. Add the grated
lemon and orange rind. Carefully fold in the egg whites.

Dip half the ratafias into the liqueur mixture, ensuring they are
covered on both sides and arrange them in layers on the base of a
serving dish. Cover with half of the cheese mixture. Dip the
remaining ratafias in the liqueur mixture and arrange them on top.
Spread the remaining cheese mixture over the top. Chill in the
fridge for 2-3 hours or overnight.

Before serving, sprinkle with cocoa powder in an attractive pattern
produced by sprinkling through a paper stencil or doyley.

Posted by : Sue Rykmans.
Submitted By SUE RYKMANS On 10-18-94

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