A Valentine Victual
by Katie Wachtel on 02/13/14
A Sure Cure for Cabin
Fever and/or Love (sickness)!
I wanted to share this recipe for Valentine's Day. But with the forecast calling for yet another snowstorm, I think this yummy hot drink will be just what the doctor ordered for both events.
I made this for my guy, Mike, one year and it worked like a charm. It was the most romantic Valentine ever!!
And
what could be better than a warm, chocolaty mugful of deliciousness while
you’re waiting out the storm?
It's called The Hot Dominicana and it's from the Double 7 Lounge in NYC, which is closed now...Boo Hoo!
I used Scharfenburger Chocolate and coconut rum. If you prefer, you can leave out the coffee liquor or add a packet of Instant Taster’s Choice to the chocolate. You may also want to add a tablespoon of sugar to the chocolate if you like your chocolate sweeter rather than bitter. I also add a few teaspoons of vanilla extract to the chocolate and the whipped cream. You can never have too much vanilla!!
This
sweet concoction can also be made without the rum and
coffee liqueur for your kids….because you know how miserable they will be on
yet another….Snow Day (not!).
The Hot Dominicana
Adapted from the Double Seven, serves 4
2 cups milk
10 ounces Debauve
& Gallais 60 percent cocoa chocolate disks (62 1/2 disks, to be precise)
3 ounces Brugal rum
3 ounces Caffé
Lolita coffee liqueur
3/4 cup heavy cream
plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1. Scald milk in a
saucepan over a medium-low flame and pour into a saucepan containing chocolate.
Stir with a whisk over medium-low heat until chocolate has melted.
2. Add rum and
coffee liqueur to a metal cocktail shaker and heat quickly with the steam
nozzle of a cappuccino machine. (Or scald rum and coffee liqueur in a saucepan
over a medium-high flame.)
3. Stir hot liquors into hot-chocolate mixture,
then divide among four glasses. Whip cream and sugar in a bowl until frothy and gently spoon into
glasses so it sits on top. Optional: garnish chocolate shavings and/or red sprinkles
