Ingredients:

3 egg whites
1 tsp powdered instant coffee
175g golden caster sugar
50g toasted chopped hazelnuts
2 x 284ml cartons double cream
500g bag frozen mixed berries
For the sauce
142ml carton double cream
1 tbsp golden syrup
140g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces
25g butter

Direction:
1. Preheat the oven to fan 90C/ conventional 110C/gas 1⁄4 and cover a baking sheet with baking parchment. 

2. Tip the egg whites into a large bowl, sprinkle in the coffee powder and whisk until the whites are stiff. 

3. Add half the caster sugar and whisk in well, then tip in the remaining sugar and the chopped hazelnuts and whisk until blended and standing in stiff peaks.

4. Spread the meringue mixture to a depth of about 2cm on the baking parchment (any shape will do as you’re going to break it up later). Bake for 3 hours until crisp right through. Remove and cool.

5. Cut out a 28cm circle of baking parchment and make 10cm cuts towards the centre all the way round. Use this to line the bottom and sides of a loose-bottomed 20cm round cake tin.

6. Pour the cream from both cartons into a bowl and whip until it just holds its shape. Break the meringue into smallish pieces with your hands. Set aside about a third of the meringue for the top of the cake, 


7. Mix the rest into the cream. Spread out about a third of the cream mixture in the bottom of the tin and cover with half the frozen berries. 


8. Repeat these layers once more, then cover with the remaining cream mixture and top with the reserved meringue. Cover the cake with cling film and compress evenly with a small plate that fits inside the tin. Wrap in foil, label and freeze for up to a month.


9. Make the sauce. Put the cream and golden syrup in a small pan with 3 tbsp water. Heat until just bubbling, then turn the heat down to low and add the chocolate and butter. 

10. Heat gently, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate melts and the mixture becomes smooth and glossy. Pour into a freezer container, cool, seal, label and freeze for up to a month.

11. On the day transfer the cake and the chocolate sauce from the freezer to the fridge 8 hours before you plan to serve. After 2-3 hours, take out the cake.

12. Unwrap it and carefully balance the cake tin on a jam jar or can, then push down on the sides of the tin to release. Peel away the baking parchment from the sides. Now lift the cake off the base of the tin, 

13.discarding the parchment underneath (a wide palette knife or fish slice will help here) and stand the cake on a serving plate. Return to the fridge for 5 hours before serving with the chocolate sauce.

14. To warm the chocolate sauce, pour it into a heatproof bowl over a pan with a little hot water in the bottom and heat gently, stirring occasionally, until warm, smooth and glossy.

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
2 cups hot strong brewed coffee or cappuccino
1/2 cup refrigerated hazelnut nondairy creamer
1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts or walnuts
6 Pirouette cookies or cookies of your choice


Nutritional Facts

1 serving equals 156 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 27 mg sodium, 23 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Directions

1. In a small bowl, combine sugar and gelatin powder. Pour coffee over sugar mixture and stir to dissolve. Stir in creamer.

2. Transfer to a 1-qt. dish; cool to room temperature. Freeze for 1 hour; stir with a fork. Freeze 4-5 hours longer or until completely frozen, 

3. Stirring every 30 minutes. Stir granita with a fork just before serving; spoon into dessert dishes. 

4. Sprinkle with hazelnuts; serve with cookies. Yield: 6 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Pepperidge Farm Pirouette cookies.

TOTAL TIME: 
Prep: 25 min. + freezing 
MAKES: 6-8 servings

Ingredients
1-1/2 cups Oreo cookie crumbs, divided
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 pints coffee ice cream, softened
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups whipped topping
2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping
2 tablespoons hot fudge ice cream topping, warmed
Additional cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, optional
 
Nutritional Facts

1 serving (1 slice) equals 528 calories, 30 g fat (17 g saturated fat), 40 mg cholesterol, 265 mg sodium, 63 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Directions
1.  In a small bowl, combine 1-1/4 cups crushed cookies and butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-in. pie plate. In a large bowl, 

2. Combine the ice cream, marshmallows, chocolate chips and remaining crushed cookies. Spoon into crust. Freeze for 30 minutes.

3. Spread whipped topping over pie. Alternately pipe thin lines of caramel topping and chocolate topping over pie; gently pull a toothpick or sharp knife through lines in one direction.

4. Cover and freeze overnight. May be frozen for up to 2 months. Remove from the freezer 10-15 minutes before cutting. Garnish with cookies if desired. Yield: 6-8 servings.