Manhattan Cappuccino

Name: Manhattan Cappuccino
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: Serves 6–8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 packets of rectangular dry butter cookies; Whipped milk chocolate-coffee ganache; 3 ¾ oz. (110 g) milk chocolate, 40 percent cocoa; 3 ¾ oz. (110 g) milk chocolate, 40 percent cocoa; ⅔ cup plus 2 teaspoons (190 ml) whipping cream; 1 ¼ cups (300 ml) espresso coffee; 1 ¼ cups (300 ml) espresso coffee; ¼ cup (1 ¾ oz./50 g) granulated sugar; A few chopped, roasted almonds for decoration

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
4 hr

Appears in

Encyclopedia of Chocolate

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

2 packets of rectangular dry butter cookies
Whipped milk chocolate-coffee ganache
3 ¾ oz. (110

Americas
United States
Dessert
Microwave
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Prepare the whipped milk chocolate-coffee ganache. Chop the chocolate and melt it slowly in a bain-marie or in the microwave oven (on “defrost” or at 500 W maximum, stirring from time to time). Prepare the espresso coffee and gradually pour one-third of the hot liquid over the melted chocolate. Using a flexible spatula, mix it in energetically, drawing small c