Carioca Cups
Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Preparation Time: 45 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Ingredients
- Servings: 8
- 1 (6 1/4 ounce) package miniature marshmallows
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 1/4 cup whole milk (*)
- 1 (6 ounce) package semisweet chocolate pieces
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup whipping cream, whipped stiff (**)
- 8 sponge cake shells
- 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
Recipe
- 1 * please do not use anything less than 2% milk, but i strongly suggest whole milk.
- 2 **must use "made from scratch", as store bought ready-made is not stiff enough.
- 3 combine the first 3 ingredients in top of double boiler.
- 4 cook and stir over boiling water till marshmallows melt. remove from heat.
- 5 stir in chocolate, coffee and cimmamon.
- 6 fold 1/2 cup chocolate mixture into whipped cream; cover and chill.
- 7 frost sides and top edge of dessert cups with remaining chocolate mixture, roll in chopped nuts.
- 8 spoon in chilled cream filling.
- 9 keep chilled until ready to serve.
- 10 suggestions:.
- 11 i have used pistachios instead of walnuts and mint chocolate pieces instead of semisweet. this was also good but is not in keeping with the true flavors of a carioca.
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