Cucina Archive · Caffè

Cappuccino

A double under steamed milk with a proper cap of foam, dusted. The shorter, denser end of the milk drinks.

C22 · Partial record · yields One cup

A cappuccino in a wide white cup with a thick dusted cap of foam.
A cappuccino in a wide white cup with a thick dusted cap of foam.

Formula

The cupMilk quantity not recorded.
Double espresso45 gC10
Steamed milkwith a thick cap of foam
Cocoa or cinnamondusted over

Method

  1. Pull a double into the cup.

  2. Steam the milk to a dense, glossy microfoam rather than a loose bubbly one.

  3. Pour it in, keeping a real cap of foam on top.

  4. Dust over the top.

Notes

The difference from a latte is the milk volume and the density of the foam, not the order things are poured. A cappuccino is the shorter drink with the thicker cap.

Photographed in a wide cup, which is what gives the foam the surface to sit on.