Name: Debra Marmor
Class Year: 1980
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Why is this recipe great? What’s its backstory?
Hot chocolate, whipped cream, booze…what’s not to like? We live within a 10-minute walk of the Tower of London. We were part of the army of volunteers who planted ceramic poppies in the moat of the Tower commemorating the centenary of the outbreak of World War I in 2014. We returned as volunteers to help with the installation and performance of the field of flames commemorating the end of that War in 2018. So when this recipe appeared in a Historic Royal Palaces email, I knew it was a keeper. Only wish it was on hand any of the nights we were in the moat!
Boozy Creamy Hot Chocolate
Serves 4. Takes approx. 20 minutes.
Ingredients:
100g milk chocolate broken into pieces
4 Tbsp rum
Pinch of ground ginger, plus to sprinkle
400ml semi-skimmed milk
100-150 ml double cream
1 Tbsp icing sugar
Instructions:
- Combine chocolate, rum, ground ginger and milk in heavy based pan
- Place over low heat to melt chocolate slowly
- Gradually bring to the boil, whisking all the time until mixture is smooth
- Whip double cream in bowl with icing sugar until just thick
- Divide hot chocolate among four glasses
- Top with double cream and sprinkle of ground ginger
Source: Historic Royal Palaces
