Profiterols with Coffee Rum Sauce: Coffee Rum Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups (12 oz) strong coffee
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons cold coffee
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons rum

Instructions:

• Slowly melt sugar in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly.  Gradually add strong coffee, continuing to stir constantly until the sugar is completely dissolved.  In a small bowl stir the cornstarch into the cold coffee and combine with heated mixture.
• Cook combined ingredients until they boil and thicken. Remove from heat.  Add butter and rum. Stir until butter melts. Let cool to room temperature.