Vanilla & Coffee Bavarois

4 egg yolks
1/4 cup superfine sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1 vanilla bean
1 T unflavored gelatin
1 T strong coffee
few drops vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups whipping cream

(for sauce)
2/3 cup half and half
1 T sugar
1 T strong coffee

(topping)
1 t cocoa powder


>how to make<

*Lightly oil 6 molds.
*In a bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar until thick and pale.
*In a saucepan, bring milk and vanilla pod slowly to a boil.
*Remove vanilla pod; slowly pour milk over egg yolk mixture, stirring well.
*Place over a pan of hot, but not boiling, water.
*Stir frequently until custard has thickened and coats back of a spoon.
*Sprinkle gelatin into mixture, whisking well.
*When gelatin has dissolved, strain custard equally into 2 bowls.
*Stir coffee into 1 howl and vanilla extract into other.
*Cover surface of custard closely with plastic wrap, cool in refrigerator for 1 hour.
*When mixtures are on point of setting, whip cream lightly; fold 1/2 of whipped cream into each bowl.
*Divide coffee custard among oiled molds.
*Cover with vanilla custard.
*Chill at least 3 hours or until set.
*To make sauce, in a bowl, combine half & half and sugar with coffee; pour around molds.
*Sprinkle with cocoa powder just before serving.

-makes 6-