Coffee Buttercream *

Name: Coffee Buttercream * (Crème au Beurre Café Guatemala)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 h 15 min
Yield: Makes 1 lb. 2 oz. (500 g)
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ¼ cup (1¾ oz./50 g) sugar; ⅔ cup (4½ oz./125 g) sugar; 3 small egg whites (⅓ cup/75 g); 2 tbsp (30 ml) water; 3½ tbsp (50 ml) very hot water (200°F/90°C); ¼ cup (25 g) ground coffee, preferably Guatemalan; 1½ tbsp (25 ml) coffee syrup (see left); 2 sticks (9 oz./250 g) butter, diced

Crème au Beurre Café Guatemala

Preparation info

Makes
1 lb

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
21 hr

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

Coffee syrup (make 1 day ahead)

¼ cup (1¾ oz./50 g) sugar
3½<

Europe
France
Garnish
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Prepare the coffee syrup the day before needed. Make a dry caramel with the sugar. When the caramel is dark amber, put on an oven mitt to protect your hand against boiling splatters and very carefully pour in the hot water, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
Whisk in the ground coffee, cover with plastic wrap, and let infuse for 24 hours in the refrigerat