Espresso Icebox Coins Recipes

Steps:

• Beat 2 cups cream with 6 tablespoons sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until it just holds soft peaks, 2 to 4 minutes. Reduce speed to low, then add mascarpone and mix until combined.
• Spread 1 1/4 cups mascarpone mixture evenly in bottom of springform pan and cover with 14 wafers, slightly overlapping if necessary. Spread with another 1 1/4 cups mascarpone mixture, followed by 14 more wafers arranged in the same manner. Spread remaining mascarpone mixture on top. Smooth top with a metal offset spatula, then cover pan with foil and freeze until firm, about 1 hour. Transfer from freezer to refrigerator and chill, covered, until a sharp knife inserted into center cuts through softened wafers easily, about 8 hours.
• Pulse remaining chocolate wafers in a food processor until finely ground.
• Beat remaining cup cream with espresso powder and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar using electric mixer at medium speed until it just holds stiff peaks, about 3 minutes.
• Remove foil and side of pan and frost cake all over with espresso cream. Sprinkle edge of top lightly with wafer crumbs. Serve cold.

Steps:

• Beat 2 cups cream with 6 tablespoons sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until it just holds soft peaks, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Reduce speed to low, then add mascarpone and mix until combined.
• Spread 1 1/4 cups mascarpone mixture evenly in bottom of a 9 1/2- to 10-inch springform pan and cover with 14 wafers, slightly overlapping if necessary.
• Spread with another 1 1/4 cups mascarpone mixture, followed by 14 more wafers arranged in the same manner.
• Spread remaining mascarpone mixture on top.
• Smooth top with a metal offset spatula, then cover pan with foil and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
• Transfer from freezer to refrigerator and chill, covered, until a sharp knife inserted into center cuts through softened wafers easily, about 8 hours.
• Pulse remaining chocolate wafers in a food processor until finely ground.
• Beat remaining cup of cream with espresso powder and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar using electric mixer at medium speed until it just holds stiff peaks, about 3 minutes.
• Remove foil and side of pan and frost cake all over with espresso cream.
• Sprinkle edge of top lightly with wafer crumbs.
• Serve cold.
• Cake, without espresso cream, can be chilled up to 2 days.
• Cake can be frosted with espresso cream 4 hours ahead and chilled, loosely covered with foil.

Steps:

• Stir together espresso and boiling water. Beat butter and sugar with a mixer until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in vanilla and espresso. Add flour and salt, and beat until just combined. Beat in chocolate.
• Divide dough in half, and shape into two 10-inch-long logs, about 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Wrap each in parchment, and freeze for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Let dough stand at room temperature for 5 minutes. Slice into 1/4-inch-thick rounds, and space 1 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until centers are set and edges are golden, about 12 minutes. Let cool on wire racks. Before serving, dust with cocoa powder.

Steps:

• Whisk together the espresso powder and 1/4 cup hot water in a medium bowl until the espresso powder completely dissolves. Add 3/4 cup of the dulce de leche and stir until well combined.
• Beat 3 cups of the heavy cream in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed to medium peaks, about 2 minutes. Add the espresso and dulce de leche mixture to the cream and beat to very stiff peaks, about 1 minute more.
• Arrange the chocolate wafer cookies to make a 9 1/2-by-4-inch rectangle directly in the center of a large, flat serving platter (breaking up 1 of the cookies to fill in any gaps). Spread 1/4 cup of the espresso-dulce de leche cream on top of the cookies. Lay 8 ladyfingers flat across this cream layer and then spread a third of the remaining cream mixture on top of the ladyfingers. Repeat this process 2 more times with the remaining ladyfingers and cream mixture. Use an offset spatula to spread the top layer of cream mixture evenly over the top and down the sides to cover the icebox cake completely. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours and up to overnight.
• Once completely chilled, remove the plastic wrap from the cake. Beat the remaining 1/2 cup heavy cream in a medium bowl with an electric mixer (or by hand) to medium peaks. Spread the whipped cream on top of the cake. Microwave the remaining dulce de leche in a small microwave-safe bowl until it is loose enough to drizzle. Drizzle evenly on top of the cake, then sprinkle with the crushed espresso beans.

Steps:

• Combine heavy cream, mascarpone cheese, sugar, espresso, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until firm peaks form.
• Arrange a single layer of chocolate chip cookies in an 8-inch cake pan or springform pan, covering the bottom as much as possible. Spread 1/3 of the whipped cream mixture evenly over the cookies. Place another layer of cookies on top, lying flat and touching, followed by 1/2 of the remaining cream. Repeat with the remaining cookies and cream.
• Smooth the top, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until flavors combine, 4 hours to overnight.

Steps:

• In medium bowl, beat almond paste and 1/2 cup of the whipping cream with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Set aside.
• In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups of the whipping cream, the almond extract and granulated sugar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Carefully fold in almond mixture until well blended.
• Line 9x5-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap. Spread 1/2 cup whipped cream mixture evenly in bottom of pan. Line edges of pan with 14 of the shortbread cookies.
• Spread about 1 tablespoon whipped cream mixture on 1 side of each of the remaining cookies. Layer cookies in 5 rows in pan. Spread remaining mixture evenly over cookies. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 8 to 24 hours.
• In medium bowl, beat remaining 1 cup whipping cream, the powdered sugar, espresso powder and vanilla with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form.
• Turn cake upside down onto serving platter. Frost cake with espresso cream; top with almonds.