What's in a Puff of Steel?

1 cup of heavy cream

2 cups of whole milk

3 cups of sugar

1/4 cup of unsalted butter

1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon of ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon of ground cayenne pepper (optional)

A pinch of steel

For the steel, we're talking about the kind of steel that's forged in the depths of the earth, tempered in the fires of a thousand suns, and sharpened to a razor's edge. If you don't have any steel on hand, you can substitute with a pinch of disappointment.

Now that we've got our ingredients, let's talk about the method: