Moreish mocha profiteroles

Moreish mocha profiteroles

A classic profiterole recipe with an added kick for coffee lovers - pile up a batch as modern wedding cake!

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 45 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Freezable

Unfilled

Method

  1. Sift the flour into a bowl and stir in a pinch of salt. Put butter and 200ml cold water into a pan, bring to a rolling boil, then take off the heat. Tip in the flour and salt and stir to form a smooth paste. Now beat the mixture until it starts to come away from the sides of the pan, then tip onto a plate and leave to cool.
  2. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Return paste to the pan, then gradually beat in the eggs, mixing well. Spoon walnut-sized balls onto a baking sheet, then bake for 20-25 mins until golden. Remove from oven, poke the underneath with a teaspoon, turn upside-down, then bake for 5 mins to dry out. Cool on a wire rack before filling.
  3. For the filling, mix the custard powder and sugar with a splash of milk until you have a smooth paste. Heat the remaining milk, then stir into the paste. Pour the mixture into a pan and bring to the boil, stirring. Cook for 5 mins until you have a thick custard. Stir in coffee, then leave to cool. Softly whip the cream, sift in the icing sugar and mix, then fold into the custard. Pipe the cream into each choux bun.
  4. For the sauce, melt chocolate and butter with the coffee in a bowl in the microwave on Medium for 1-2 mins. Pour in the liqueur, mix well, then pour over the filled buns.

Per serving

807 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 73g, fat 54 g, saturated fat 31g, fibre 1g, sugar 51g, salt 0.63 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2007.

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  • 08 April 2012

    willothewisp commented on this recipe

    This recipe doesn't mention when to add the eggs!!

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  • 09 May 2012

    Toka commented on this recipe

    Willow: The eggs will be for making the choux pastry at the start Add the flour and beat to a smooth paste (I do this over a gentle heat) until the paste comes away from the sides of the pan, then remove from the heat and allow to cool for a few minutes. Then add the eggs one at a time, beating well between egg to make the mixture smooth. You have added enough egg when the mixture drops away from your mixing spoon in a raindrop shape/dollop (and you can do this with an electric mixer if you like as it does take some elbow grease).

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    06 July 2012

    Flo commented on this recipe

    The last time I heard the word profiterols was 12 years ago i love this i will try it.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 45 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Freezable

Unfilled

Utterly irresistible

Ingredients

  • 100g plain flour
  • 85g unsalted butter
  • 3 eggs , beaten

FOR THE FILLING

  • 4 tbsp Bird's custard powder
  • 6 tbsp golden caster sugar
  • 600ml milk
  • 2 tbsp coffee essence (dissolve 2 tbsp instant coffee granules in 2 tbsp hot water - we used Nescafé Partners' Blend)
  • 284ml double cream
  • 100g icing sugar

FOR THE SAUCE

  • 100g dark chocolate , in pieces
  • 50g butter
  • 50ml coffee
  • 1-2 tbsp coffee liqueur such as Kahlúa
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Per serving

807 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 73g, fat 54 g, saturated fat 31g, fibre 1g, sugar 51g, salt 0.63 g

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