Ingredients

• 1x9" - Sponge cake (it should be only 1/2" high) line this on a 9" pie plate, soak it all over with rum or sherry
• For the filling:
• 1.5 cups - Milk
• 2 - Eggs
• 2 tsp - Instant coffee
• Pinch of cream of tartar
• 1 tbsp - Rum Cream
• Walnuts and chocolate curls for decoration
• 1/2 cup - Sugar
• 2 tbsp - Castor sugar
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How to Make Spongy Coffee Pie

• Beat egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar until light and creamy, add salt and coffee, stir in warm milk and gelatin (soaked in 1/4 cup cold water).
• Cook all this over low heat until the mixture is thick, do not boil, remove and cool, add vanilla and rum.
• Chill until partially set. 
• Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff, add 2 tbsp castor sugar and fold this in the coffee mixture with slightly whipped 1 cup cream.
• Pour all in the sponge lined dish, chill.
• Decorate with cream, walnuts and chocolate curls.
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