Does Baileys taste of coffee?

Almost all recipes for home-made Irish cream liqueur include coffee in some form. Since they are trying to replicate Baileys, does that mean that people think that Baileys tastes of coffee? Or is it just an “improvement” that people like to make?

According to Baileys website, their original Irish Cream contains cream, spirits, whiskey, and chocolate flavours. All of which I can believe when drinking it. I don’t like coffee, and tend to pick up on even a subtle taste of coffee, which I haven’t found in Baileys.

Mind you, I’d prefer a Brandy Alexander.

Cheese sauce and custard

This afternoon I made a cauliflower cheese and a trifle, ready for our lunch party tomorrow. I added some leeks to the cauli cheese to make a change, but kept with my usual choice of Red Leicester. It is my favourite cheese for making cheese sauces; it tastes good, melts smoothly, and the orange colour looks so much better than having a pale cream cheese sauce.

The trifle followed my usual pattern of using raspberry jam Swiss rolls as the base, and then raspberries and peaches. A classic fruit combination. No jelly, but a good layer of custard, and I’ll sprinkle some Flake on top before serving. I’ll leave the cream to be added separately.

More cooking in the morning!