Desserts

Plated Blackberry Trifle

I watched a television show in the UK where Nigella Lawson made this very simple dessert.  My niece made this under my guidance during my trip to USA and I had it posted onto my sabihaskitchen facebook page, following the clamouring for the recipe, here goes.

 

Plated Blackberry Trifle

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Cuisine: British English Serves: 8 Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1lb loaf loaf madeira/lemon cake
  • 1 orange
  • 2 tbs orange marmalade
  • 1 tsp lime/lemon juice
  • juice of one fresh orange
  • 10oz whipping or double cream
  • 2 cups blackberries/blueberries/strawberries
  • or mangoes if in season

Instructions

1

Cut the cake into slices and arrange them on a plate or a cake stand.

2

Zest the orange or clementines into a bowl and keep refrigerated. (can be omitted if you are not too keen on zest/rind)

3

Place the marmalade in an empty jar, add the orange juice and lemon juice, close the jar and shake well to mix.

4

Drizzle the marmalade mixture over the cake slices, keep soaked for 10 mins.

5

Whip the cream in a bowl until thick but soft, spoon over the top of the saturated cake.

6

Arrange the blackberries/blueberries/strawberries over the whipped cream, and scatter with the reserved zest.

7

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8

When fresh mangoes are in season, soak the cake with mango/lime juice, then use slices of mango to cover the cake, scatter blue berries for contrast just before serving.Plated blackberry trifle

Meal: Desserts Food Type: Dessert