Advocaat

• 12 eggs
• 1¼ cups (250 g) sugar
• Seeds of

In a very large metal bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar and vanilla bean until smooth, with a hand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat in the brandy. Place the bowl on top of a wide saucepan of barely simmering water. Make sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water. You can clip a candy thermometer to the bowl if you wish.

With the hand mixer, whisk the egg mixture until it’s thick