Hot Chocolate ‘Cappuccino’

Name: Hot Chocolate ‘Cappuccino’
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons double cream; A splash of Camp coffee essence (optional); 100 g (4 oz) plain chocolate, broken into pieces; 600 ml (1 pint) milk; 25 g (1 oz) milk chocolate, broken into pieces; Cocoa powder or 25–50 g (1–2 oz) finely grated plain or milk chocolate; 150 ml (5 fl oz) double cream, lightly whipped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fabulous Food

By Gary Rhodes

Published 1997

About

This isn’t a dessert but an absolutely fabulous drink. It was made for me a little while ago. The flavour and smooth, silky consistency were so good I had to have the recipe! I’ve made a couple of changes and topped it with soft whipped cream. You can either dust with cocoa or scatter over lots of finely grated dark chocolate.

Ingredients

100 g (4 oz) plain chocolate, broken into pieces
25 g (1

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Gluten-free
England
Vegetarian

Method

Melt the chocolates in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. While melting, bring the milk to the boil. Add the 6 tablespoons of double cream to the chocolate and take it off the heat. Mix the hot milk and melted chocolate cream together, adding the Camp coffee, if using. Pour into the mugs and spoo