Dessert Recipes - Irish Rock Recipe

Ingredients

• 100 g/4 oz/2/3 cup icing (confectioners') sugar

• 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup unsalted (sweet) butter, softened

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cups double (heavy) cream, lightly whipped

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups ground hazelnuts (filberts)

• 15 ml/1 tbsp Irish whiskey

• A few drops of rose water

• 2 egg whites

• Rose petals and a few rose or angelica leaves, to decorate

• Palmiers, to serve

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Method:

1. Beat together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Gently fold in the cream, then the nuts, whiskey and rose water.

2. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold into the mixture with a metal spoon.

3. When thoroughly blended turn into a shallow dish and chill until firm.

4. Break into rough pieces with a fork and pile into open champagne cups or shallow sundae dishes.

5. Scatter with a few rose petals and stud with leaves. Serve with Palmiers.