Elegant Vanilla Sauce for Desserts
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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1/2 cup
- Serves:
- 4-5
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3⁄4 teaspoon pure maple syrup (please not the fake stuff!!)
- 3⁄4 teaspoon dark rum
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kirschwasser or 1/2 teaspoon cherry brandy
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
directions
- In small bowl, whisk together whipping cream, confectioners sugar, and salt.
- Add the vanilla extract and maple syrup, rum, and kirschwasser. Mix well.
- As a final touch, add the ground nutmeg.
- The sauce should be rich and creamy. To thicken, add more powdered sugar.
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Oh wow, this is yummy and care-free easy. Served over recipe #2615, an exquisite chocolate cake that I make often. This takes it to a new height. I put the nutmeg on the table and invited everyone to sprinkle their own on top of cake and sauce. Took off as a conversation item - nutmeg, mace, etc! Doubled the recipe and added more powdered sugar to thicken. Just great, thank you!
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As for my personal life, I have a 2 and a half year old girl named Sienna and an 8 month old girl named Mia. My husband and I love to enjoy a home cooked meal together and open a great bottle of red wine. My parents both are wonderful cooks. My father is a seasoning genius, and my mother makes everything taste delicious. They both instilled in me the love of food and the love of the art of food, and that every meal should be a celebrated occasion.
The cake used as my "icon" picture... a beautiful mocha genoise, was made by my mother, and is probably at the top of my list for amazing desserts. I would probably eat that for breakfast, lunch, and dinner if it were available to me. Mmmmmm.
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I first saw this on Karen from Colorado's page... I love it!...
I didn't have potatoes, so I substituted rice.
I didn't have paprika, so I used another spice.
I didn't have tomato sauce, I used tomato paste;
A whole can, not a half can - I don't believe in waste.
A friend gave me the recipe; she said you couldn't beat it.
There must be something wrong with her, I couldn't even eat it!