Baby Shower Cake

Name: Baby Shower Cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons Kahlúa or other coffee liqueur; 3 tablespoons Simple Syrup; Pastel chocolate ribbons and curls; 3 tablespoons Kahlúa or other coffee liqueur; 6 tablespoons dark rum; 6 ounces cream cheese; 1 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese, sieved or processed until smooth in a food processor; 2 cups heavy cream; 1 cup (3 ounces) confectioners’ sugar; 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract; 8-inch-square Génoise, baked and cooled

Preparation info

Serves
12–16

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cocolat

By Alice Medrich

Published 1990

About

For best flavor and texture, assemble cake at least one day ahead.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons Simple Syrup
3 tablespoons Kahlúa or other coffee liqueur
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Americas
United States
Brunch
Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

In a small bowl, combine Simple Syrup with the Kahlúa and 3 tablespoons rum. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, mix cream cheese until smooth and slightly fluffy. (Do not overmix, or it will become thin and runny.) Beat in the strained ricotta. Gradually pour in heavy cream. Add confectioners’ sugar, the remaining 3 tablespoons rum, and the vanilla. B