Azure: Cappuccino Crème Brûlée

Serves: 12 people
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Ingredients:
4 Cups whipping cream
1 Cup castor sugar
4 Tsp instant espresso Powder
10 large egg yolks
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 Vanilla Bean, split
100g Golden brown sugar

Procedure:
• Preheat oven to 165°C.
• Arrange twelve 3/4-cup ramekins in a deep metal baking pan.
• Combine cream, sugar, Vanilla Bean and espresso powder in heavy saucepan.
• Bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Remove from heat and remove the vanilla bean.
• Whisk yolks and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Gradually whisk in cream mixture.
• Divide custard amongst ramekins.
• Pour enough hot water into pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins.
• Bake until custards are softly set, about 30 minutes.
• Remove custards from water and allow them to cool down.
• Chill until cold (At least 3 hours).
• Place the brown sugar into the food processor and blend until it is fine.
• Sprinkle a good helping of the sugar on top of each of the custards and then caramelize the sugar with a blow torch or under a hot grill before the custards are served to the guests.




Hotel/Inn/Resort: Cape Town’s Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa
Restaurant: Azure
Recipe Type: Authentic
Recipe Author:  Azure
Original Photograph By:
Photograph Retouched By: Recipe Spy
Recipe Source: http://www.xoafrica.com/newsletter/dec_2008/recipes/dessert_en.pdf

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