I’m not ashamed to admit I drink way too much coffee. I recently got an espresso machine, which has changed my life for the better (it was sent to me by Breville, but this isn’t a sales pitch: I’m in love with the thing). There is nothing like a freshly brewed, steaming hot Americano with a splash of cream to start a chilly October morning off right. And because the machine is conveniently located in my kitchen, I’m also finding myself adding espresso to many of my baked goods, much to my families dismay (my husband has never been a coffee drinker, alas). So espresso buttercream happened, of course! I’ve been putting coffee in my buttercreams for years, but espresso has a stronger and bolder flavor, which I appreciate. Pairing the espresso with chocolate is my favorite way to cake (I used my snack cake base), but white cake would work here as well. ****************************************************** “[W]hen you get a thing dead right and know it’s dead right, there’s no excitement like it. It’s marvellous. It makes you feel like God on the Seventh Day – for a bit, anyhow.” “Well, that’s what I mean. You expend the trouble and you […]
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