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Pyramid Cakes and Dip
Maple Cappuccino Sauce

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Maple Cappuccino Sauce

This fabulous dessert sauce is prepared with maple syrup, coffee, and cream. We've used it in several of our holiday baking recipes, and you could also drizzle it over your plum pudding or fruitcake for a little festive flair!

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Pyramid Cakes and Dip   

Recipe by Mike Boyd

ingredients
BASIC VANILLA CAKE
150 g Butter
200 g Caster (superfine) sugar (granulated sugar can be substituted)
6 Eggs
200 g All purpose flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Vanilla extract
FOR CHOCOLATE MOCHA CAKE
3 Tbsp Chocolate Mocha Sauce
2 tsp Instant coffee
FOR TIGER CHAI TEA CAKE
4 Tbsp Tiger Spice Chai Tea Blend
1 Tbsp 35% cream
CREAM BASED DESSERT DIPS
Creamy Maple Cappuccino Dip
2 Tbsp Maple Cappuccino Sauce
1/2 cup 35% cream
1/2 pinch Salt
Almond and Cream Cheese Dip
3 Tbsp Almond butter
1/2 cup Almond milk
1/2 package Cream cheese - room temperature
1/3 cup Icing sugar
2 drops Almond extract
1 pinch Salt
Chocolate Orange Dip
1/2 cup 35% cream
Zest of one orange
1 Tbsp Sugar
1/2 stick Cinnamon
1/2 pinch Salt
1/2 cup Chocolate Mocha Sauce
instructions
Basic Vanilla Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 220 C
2. Cream butter and sugar together
3. Add eggs one at a time
4. Sift in flour and baking powder
5. Line molds and bake for 7 minutes (baking time may vary based on the size of your mould)

For Chocolate Mocha Cake:

1. Mix instant coffee with Chocolate Mocha sauce and heat through
2. Add just before flour

For Tiger Chai Tea Cake:

1. Mix Chai Tea Blend and cream together and let sit for at least 5 minutes
2. Add just before flour

Cream Based Dessert Dips:

Creamy Maple Cappuccino

1. Gently heat Maple Cappuccino Sauce and add salt
2. Whip cream until just before forming soft peaks
3. Quickly fold in Maple Cappuccino Sauce until mixture is uniform
4. Can be served at room temperature or chill (will thicken as it chills)

Almond and Cream Cheese

1. In sauce pan over low heat, add almond butter, milk and cream cheese, and stir until mixed uniformly
2. Pull away from heat and add extract, icing sugar and a pinch of salt
3. Let cool to room temperature before serving
4. Garnish with toasted almonds

Chocolate Orange

1. In sauce pan, combine cream, orange zest, sugar, cinnamon and salt
2. Bring to a light simmer and keep warm for 3 to 4 minutes
3. Pour through a fine mesh strainer and reserve warm liquid
4. Heat Chocolate Mocha Sauce until runny but not hot
5. Combine Chocolate Mocha Sauce and orange infused cream together at a 1:1 ratio
6. Cool and serve

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