Cocoa Float Recipes

Steps:

• Scoop the vanilla ice cream into a tall glass filling about half full.
• Top with cola soda.
• Gently stir in the vanilla.
• Top with a maraschino cherry.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• For cocoa syrup:
• Whisk sugar, cocoa powder, and pinch of salt in small saucepan. Pour 2/3 cup boiling water into heat-resistant measuring cup. Whisk just enough boiling water from cup into cocoa mixture in saucepan to form smooth paste (about 3 tablespoons), then whisk in remaining water. Bring to simmer over low heat, stirring constantly. Simmer syrup 1 1/2 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cool to room temperature. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 weeks ahead. Cover; chill.
• For floats:
• Using electric mixer, beat cream and vanilla in medium bowl until peaks form. Cover; chill. Pour 1 tablespoon Kahlúa and 1 tablespoon cocoa syrup into each of six 10-ounce glasses. Place 1 scoop of ice cream in each glass. Add stout, pouring gently down side of tilted glass to prevent too much head from forming. Spoon dollop of whipped cream into each glass. Drizzle with cocoa syrup, place spoon and straw in each, and serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a small pan over medium heat, add the sugar and 2 cups water and stir to dissolve. Bring to a boil, remove from the heat, and cool.
• In the saucepan with the cooled sugar syrup, whisk in the maraschino cherry syrup, half-and-half, and vanilla. Pour into an 8 by 8-inch cake pan and freeze for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Fill 4 tall glasses 3/4 full with cola. Add 2 scoops of the frozen cherry mixture to each glass and top with a cherry. Add 1-ounce vanilla vodka, if using, to each glass.
• Scrape the remaining frozen cherry mixture into a resealable freezer container and keep in the freezer for up to 1 week.

Steps:

• two scopes of ice cream in each cup
• fill the glass with coke
• add a straw for decorating
• drink, enjoy

Steps:

• In a pitcher, combine cola and vanilla. Place two scoops of ice cream in each of four chilled glasses. Pour cola over ice cream; top with whipped cream if desired and cherries.

Steps:

• In a 2-cup measure microwave water, uncovered, on 100% power for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or till steaming hot.
• Stir in cocoa mix.
• Pour into a mug.
• Top hot chocolate with a small scoop of ice cream.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In medium mixing bowl sift flour
• Mix in the baking powder as well as the salt and sugar and 1 tablespoons cocoa.
• Sift again.
• Add the milk and the butter and vanilla.
• Mix until smooth.
• Turn into greased casserole dish.
• In small mixing bowl combine the brown sugar and cocoa.
• Sprinkle this mixture over batter in pan.
• Pour the boiling water over top of mix.
• Bake in 350 oven for 30-40 minutes.
• Serve warm by itself or with milk or cream or ice cream. Also good served cold.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sift flour, 3/4 cup white sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Stir milk, butter, and vanilla extract into flour mixture until batter is just combined; fold in pecans. Pour batter into an 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Mix 1/2 cup white sugar, brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons cocoa powder together in a bowl; sprinkle over batter. Pour hot water over batter and sugar layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top cake layer is floating on bottom pudding layer, about 40 minutes.