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Café Cubano Recipe Preparation Time10–12 mins Difficulty LevelHard Read Reviews 182 Print Share

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Take your favorite mug on a trip with our Cuban coffee recipe. Cuban coffee is all about technique. While getting the sugar just right takes a little bit of skill, it’s more than worth it for this delicious take on espresso. The way you know you’ve made a great Cuban coffee is by your espumita (little foam), which is the layer of foam on top of each cup of espresso.

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KEY INGREDIENTS

Brewed Coffee

6 Tbsp Starbucks® Whole Bean Espresso Roast Buy Now

OTHER INGREDIENTS

4 heaping tsp granulated sugar
Water

TOOLS

6-cup moka pot or stovetop espresso maker
12-oz metal creamer

HOW TO MAKE

Café Cubano

01
Fill your moka pot with water until just up to the steam release valve.
02
Fill your moka pot funnel filter to the top with ground espresso, lightly press and level out.
03
Put the top chamber on the moka pot, ensure it's twisted on tight, and put the pot on a stovetop burner at medium-high heat.
04
While the coffee is heating, put 4 heaping tsp of sugar into a 12-oz metal creamer.
05
Wait for the first bit of coffee to percolate out, then take a tsp of coffee and pour it into your sugar.
06
Using the back of the same teaspoon, grind the coffee and sugar against the wall of the metal creamer for 60 seconds until consistent and paste-like.
07
Once all coffee is brewed, remove your moka pot from the burner. Pour the remainder of your coffee very slowly into the sugar paste.
08
Serve into espresso cups, ensuring a fine layer of foam.

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