What Is Tia maria and How Can I Use It?

Tia maria rewards a little know-how: how to choose it, cook it, store it, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 3 recipes to cook with it.

Recipes using tia maria

There are 3 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Delicious Tiramisu Cake

Italian tiramisu cake with layers of sponge cake, mascarpone-Tia Maria filling stabilized with gelatin, and an espresso-amaretto topping dusted with cocoa. A make-ahead party dessert.

Chocolate Cake Florence

Chocolate Cake Florence: a tender chocolate layer cake soaked with Tia Maria coffee liqueur and frosted with an old-fashioned cooked fudge icing, then dusted with chopped nuts. A grown-up chocolate cake.

Chocolate Intemperance

This over-the-top chocolate mousse cake layers brownie, whipped cream, and Tia Maria coffee liqueur inside a charlotte mold, then drips with silky chocolate glaze. Sinfully rich and worth every bite.

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