Coffee Notes Blog

July always brings along a cold spell with bitterness that reaches right into your bones. On nights like this all you need is a loving drink to snuggle up with and warm your body from the inside. A Café Amore is exactly that drink. Its bewitching warmth will shut the doors on the winter chills.

Shake up your coffee break with these Coffee Hazelnut Biscuits. Coffee and hazelnut is an age old combination. The sweet, buttery flavours of the hazelnut work well with the nutty, chocolatey flavours in coffee. The crunchy hazelnut coating on the outside of the biscuit and the delightful melt-in-your-mouth coffee flavours in the centre will tickle your tastebuds. The little dollop of glacé icing on top, decorated with a split hazelnut is a touch of nutty genius to finish off this treat.

Every so often I feel a bit indulgent, and these boozy caffeinated confections are just the treat for a luxurious end to an evening. They are so impressive as an after dinner treat and they will add a sophisticated air to your dinner party, yet they're deceptively easy to make. You can make them days before your dinner party, but you are going to need some self restraint to not finish them off before your guests arrive. You can store them for up to 2 to 3 weeks in the fridge and bring them up to room temperature for serving. Ingredients: 100 ml whipping cream 350g dark chocolate drops (or...