Coffee Cream Sauce

• ½ pint/285 ml single cream
• 1 tbsp instant coffee granules

Put the single cream and instant coffee granules together in a saucepan and heat gently. Meanwhile beat the egg yolks in a bowl, gradually adding the sugar. Sieve in the cornflour and beat all well together. Pour in a little of the coffee-flavoured cream, mix well, then pour the contents of the bowl into the saucepan. Over a gentle to moderate heat, stir until the sauce thickens to the consiste