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Dated:9/16/2005

Espresso Buttercream

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Espresso Buttercream

6 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
4 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate pieces, melted and cooled.Beat egg yolk with electric mixer till thick and lemon colored; set aside. In a medium saucepan combine sugar, water, and coffee powder; bring to boiling, stirring till dissolved. Cook over medium high heat. Stir constantly, till mixture reaches solt-ball stage (236F).Quckly pour the hot mixture in a steady stream over yolks, beating contantly on high speed. Continue beating till mixture is thick and smooth.Cool 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, beat the unsalted butter till light and fluffy. Beat butter, 1 tablespoon at at time, into cool yolk mixture. Cover and chill for 30 minutes or until stiff enough to spread. Stir semisweet chocolate pieces into 1/2 cup of the buttercream.