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Mocha Parfait Dessert
I found this recipe in a stack of old cookbooks my Dad gave me quite awhile ago. It's a wonderful dessert after a big meal.
8-10 Servings
Prep: 45 min. + chilling Bake: 25 min. + cooling
Ingredients
1 package (9 ounces) devil's food cake mix
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 cup milk,
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1/2 cup sugar
4 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup heavy whipping cream
3/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted,
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Directions
Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using a 9-in.
round baking pan. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a
wire rack to cool completely.
In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup milk; let stand for 1
minute. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, coffee granules,
salt and remaining milk. Cook and stir until bubbles form around
edge of pan. Add gelatin mixture; stir until dissolved. Transfer to
a bowl. Refrigerate until slightly thickened, about 1-1/4 hours.
In a chilled bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Fold whipped
cream and 1/2 cup walnuts into gelatin mixture.
Line the bottom of a greased 9-in. round pan with waxed paper. Pour
gelatin mixture into pan; carefully place cooled cake layer on top.
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Just before serving, invert dessert onto a serving platter; gently
© Taste of Home 2011
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Mocha Parfait Dessert
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Directions (continued)
peel off waxed paper. Garnish with remaining walnuts. Yield: 8-10
servings.
© Taste of Home 2011