Cafe Au Lait Bars Recipes

CAFE AU LAIT

Steps:

• Heat 1 to 1 1/2 cups milk in a saucepan over medium-low heat, whisking, until milk is steaming and slightly foamy.
• Divide milk between two cafe au lait bowls or large coffee cups. Divide 2 cups coffee betweenbowls, and stir.

CAFé AU LAIT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans, or spray with baking spray with flour. Dissolve 1 tablespoon coffee in 1 1/4 cups water. Make cake batter as directed on box, using coffee mixture in place of the water. Bake and cool as directed.
• Dissolve 2 teaspoons coffee in 1 tablespoon cool water. Stir 2 teaspoons of the coffee mixture into frosting. In medium bowl, stir together whipped topping and remaining coffee mixture; gently stir in 1/4 cup of the frosting mixture.
• On serving plate, place 1 cake layer, rounded side down. Spread with half of the whipped topping mixture (about 3/4 cup) to within 1/4 inch of edge. Top with second layer, rounded side up. Frost side and top of cake with frosting. Pipe remaining whipped topping mixture around top of cake. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until chilled. Garnish top of cake with espresso beans. Store covered in refrigerator.

CAFE AU LAIT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325. Lightly grease a 13 X 9 pan. Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl until light-colored and thick. Add teh sugar, beating until glossy and thick. Add vanilla and butter, beating to combine. Stir in the flour and salt. Scrape down beater and sides of bowl to incorporate.
• Set aside 1 1/2 cups batter. Stir together the coffee crystals and cream and add to the remaining batter. Spread the coffee batter into prepared pan. Spoon the reserved batter over and then run a knife through the two batter to marble them. Sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until the center is set. Cool before cutting.

HOMEMADE CAFE AU LAIT

Steps:

• Add the milk to a 2-cup mason jar. Add 1 teaspoon of caramel syrup if using and close the lid tightly. Shake the jar until foamy, about 1 minute. Remove the lid and microwave the foamy milk until hot, about 1 minute.
• Pour the hot coffee into an 8-ounce mug. Top the coffee with the hot milk and spoon over some foam. Drizzle with caramel syrup if desired.

CAFé AU LAIT

Steps:

• Pour the hot coffee into a large mug (the mug will need to hold 130ml, plus a little foam). Pour over the steamed milk and top with a little of the foam, if you like.

CAFE AU LAIT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter a 9" springform pan.
• To make the crumb topping, stir together the instant coffee, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
• Cut in the butter until crumbly and stir in the chocolate chips and pecans.
• Set aside.
• To make the cake, beat together the butter and sugar in a large bowl until light.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well until smooth.
• Beat in the sour cream.
• Dissolve the instant coffee in the warm water and beat into the egg mixture.
• In a small bowl, stir together the remaining dry ingredients.
• On low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients, alternating with milk. There should be three additions of dry and two of wet ingredients.
• Beat well after each addition.
• Spread 1/2 of the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle with 1-1/2 cups of the crumb topping.
• Cover with the remaining batter and sprinkle with the remaining crumb topping.
• Bake for 65 to 80 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• If the top begins to brown too quickly, loosely cover with foil.