CAKE PAN DUTCH BABY with Chocolate Version from Cleo Coyle

From Cleo Coyle: Many years ago, I shared my way of making a Dutch Baby Pancake with readers of my Coffeehouse Mysteries, a fun series of culinary mysteries that I write with my husband.

With Mardi Gras this week, a holiday that's also known as Pancake Day, it seems the perfect time to once again share my version of this classic recipe, along with a special chocolate variation for chocolate lovers. 💗

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Let's start with my 
"Cake Pan" Dutch Baby...

How to Make No-Churn Coffee Ice Cream (No Machine, No kidding) by Cleo Coyle

 

Like a sweet, cold edible coffee, the flavor of our favorite beverage permeates this no-machine ice cream. It's a smooth, cooling treat in the summer heat...

This "no-churn" recipe is 

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incredibly easy to make, requires no cooking, no eggs, and no machine. Yet it yields creamy, smooth, amazingly delicious results. 

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~ Cleo Coyle, author of The Coffeehouse Mysteries

Iced Gingerbread Cookie Sticks: Elegant, Edible Coffee Stirrers for Holiday Trays from Cleo Coyle's Coffeehouse Mysteries

Here is a sophisticated take on the classic gingerbread cookie. It's an elegant idea for dessert trays, holiday parties, or that cozy evening by your roaring fireplace DVD (and, yes, we have one). I have a quick, last-minute decorating tip for your holiday tables, too, but first the recipe... 

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Eat with holiday joy!

~ Cleo

How to Make Fun, Fizzy #DairyFree Coffee Milkshakes and Old-Fashioned New York Egg Creams by Cleo Coyle

To celebrate National Coffee Milkshake Day, I'm sharing an "old school" New York soda fountain milkshake known as an egg cream. For those of you who are new to this refreshingly fizzy drink, the traditional New York egg cream was first made with a mix of chocolate syrup, milk, and carbonated water. 

You read that right. There is neither egg

nor cream in a New York egg cream.

Many stories exist about its origin, but food historians generally believe the drink is a simplified (and more affordable) version of a soda fountain beverage from the late 1800s that did use eggs and cream along with chocolate syrup and carbonated water.

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At one point, the cream was replaced with milk and the egg eliminated. By the 1920s, this simplified version was served throughout New York City. Vanilla egg creams arrived in the 1950s along with (yes) coffee flavored ones... 

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Drink with joy! 

~ Cleo

Why Coffee is our Secret Ingredient to Making Amazing Baby Back or Spare Ribs by Cleo Coyle

Coffee? Yes! A quick bath in a few simple cups of coffee is our secret for making the most amazingly juicy, tender, and flavorful ribs. The reason? Most marinades contain some sort of acid—vinegar, lemon or other fruit juice, even alcohol. But too much acid makes meat mushy. (Likewise, boiling ribs robs them of flavor and destroys good texture.) But coffee contains just enough acidity to help the tenderizing process, yet preserve the meat’s texture. 

There are two additional ingredients that will help you create spectacular ribs. One is salt. It’s not only a flavor enhancer, it also breaks down the connective tissues, which creates tenderness. Sugar is the final ingredient that helps to evenly brown and caramelize the surface without drying it. Putting it all together, here is our quick and easy, one pan marinade for making heavenly pork ribs...

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Coffee Quotes by Cleo Coyle

Coffee Quotes by Cleo Coyle

How to Make Mason Jar Cold Brew Coffee from Cleo Coyle's Dead Cold Brew

Cold Brew Coffee is a smooth and refreshing beverage. The flavor is outstanding, never weak or watery as many iced coffees can be. Cold Brew is also insanely easy to make. 

Although there are many recipes for Cold Brew, our favorite is this Mason Jar Method. The jar’s lid seals the coffee in an airtight lock, keeping it fresh as you steep it—and after you filter it. This process is easy, practical, and (best of all) inexpensive. So let’s make some Cold Brew! 

~ Cleo Coyle, author of 
The Coffeehouse Mysteries

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How to Make Chocolate Chip Cobbler by Cleo Coyle

Liquefied chocolate bubbles up through this baked cobbler like a Willy Wonka primordial swamp. While still warm and magnificently gooey, spoon it into bowls and serve it with ice cream or whipped cream. Now that's eating with joy!

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~ Cleo Coyle, author of
The Coffeehouse Mysteries

Coffee-Marinated Steak by Cleo Coyle

Here’s a simple recipe for making an economical cut of beef taste like a richer dish. The cooking process can overly dry thinner or less expensive cuts of meat. A coffee marinade imparts a wonderful, earthy character to the meat while also plumping it up, keeping it moist throughout the grilling process. And if you cook it on the stovetop like this...

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The process will yield amazing pan drippings, which you can use to make a fantastic coffee gravy. 

That's what our amateur sleuth Clare did in our 2nd Coffeehouse Mystery Through the Grinder. After sizzling up these steaks in a cast iron skillet for a special dinner date, she whipped up a Hearty Coffee Gravy, perfect with her side of Garlic Mashed Potatoes. (Both recipes are included in Through the Grinder.)

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Coffeehouse S'mores or Who Needs a Campfire? for #NationalSmoresDay by Cleo Coyle

Most sources agree that s’mores were enjoyed around campfires long before the recipe was published. Thanks to the Girl Scouts, it was finally published (circa 1927) in their handbook: Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts. 

To see two easy recipes for creating those delicious s'mores without a campfire (and discover how to make your own Marshmallow Fluff), then scroll down or click here or on the read more link below....

Baileys Irish Cream Frosting Recipe from Cleo Coyle

This rich and delicious Baileys buttercream frosting brings the flavor and the party to any plain cake or cupcake.

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If you're short on time, simply use a yellow cake mix, and whip up this easy frosting from scratch. You'll get raves. And don't forget to keep the extra Baileys for your coffee!

  

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How to Make Chocolate Chip Cobbler by Cleo Coyle

Liquefied chocolate bubbles up through this baked cobbler like a Willy Wonka primordial swamp. While still warm and magnificently gooey, spoon it into bowls and serve it with ice cream or whipped cream. Now that's eating with joy!

Click for the free recipe PDF.

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~ Cleo Coyle, author of
The Coffeehouse Mysteries

How to Make Norwegian Egg Coffee and Your Own Spiced Coffee Blend by Cleo Coyle

If you are a reader of my Coffeehouse Mysteries, you might recall the subject of Norwegian Egg Coffee coming up at the start of Billionaire Blend when coffee shop manager Clare Cosi describes the method as "cowboy coffee with an egg broken into it." Well, that's exactly what it boils down to (pun intended).

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This basic method of making coffee is known by other names, as well: Swedish Egg Coffee, Finnish Egg Coffee, Hungarian Egg Coffee, and (of course) Lutheran Church Basement Egg Coffee. In this post, I'll show you what I consider the best way to get the tastiest results. 

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Baileys Irish Cream and Coffee Poke Cake from Cleo Coyle

☕ Baileys Irish Cream and coffee are a natural together. Who wouldn't enjoy a wee spot of Irish whiskey in their morning coffee, blended with real Irish cream from real Irish cows? 

Well, now you can get those flavors beautifully blended in a rich, delicious cake with sophisticated flavor that's easy to make. A fantastic way to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or holiday, including (of course), St. Patrick's Day!

Cleo Coyle's Cuppa Joe Mocha Drops

My recipe for you today is a decadent chocolate frosted brownie-like cookie kissed with the sultry note of coffee. 

While I was growing up, bountiful trays of cookies, baked by the women of my family, were a beloved and expected addition to our Italian-American wedding feasts. 

Of course, in Italian culture, cookies aren’t just eaten at special occasions. Pizzelles, sesame cookies (see my recipe in Decaffeinated Corpse), pignolis, amaretti, biscotti (see my recipe in Latte Trouble), and many other kinds are enjoyed at all hours of the day: at breakfast with cappuccinos, in the afternoon with an espresso pick-me-up, or after dinner on an elegant dessert dish...