This is a Baked ice cream float – in the style of Baked the bakery, not baked in the oven. And Baked style means there’s booze in there instead of plain old root beer. At any rate, it’s a good way to finish up a meal. Or replace a meal, if that’s your preference.

Simple to make, a standard brown cow is just a root beer float that includes chocolate syrup. Warm cream and good quality chocolate make a quick and delicious chocolate syrup. Top that off with vanilla ice cream, a shot of coffee liqueur (St. George Nola in my case) and a sprinkling of nutmeg, and you’ve got dessert.

I particularly like how easy it is to mix things up with this, too. I almost used raspberry brandy instead of coffee liqueur. Nocino might be nice as well.

For the recipe and to see how the other Baked Sunday Mornings bakers fared, head over to Baked Sunday Mornings.

• Baked Brown Cow (Baked: New Frontiers in Baking, p. 187)