Trifle

Posted by quite contrary (705 days ago)

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Posted by Claire (704 days ago)

Not 'technically' a trifle as it doesn't use custard but the mascarpone makes it lighter (not in the calorific sense ;-) ) than a traditional trifle.

Ingredients
250ml whipping cream
500g mascarpone
1 vanilla pod
120g icing sugar, plus 3 tbsp more for the puree
900g strawberries (you can also use blackberries or raspberries, or a mix of all)
12 sponge fingers
100ml crème de fraise (strawberry liqueur) or cassis (blackcurrant liqueur)

Method
1. Add the whipping cream to the mascarpone in a large bowl. Slit the vanilla pod down the centre, scrape out the seeds and add the pod.
2. Sift in the 120g of icing sugar and whip until firm and smooth, then set aside.
3. Hull the strawberries and cut them in half. Puree one third in a blender with 2 tbsp water and 3 tbsp icing sugar.
4. Spread half the puree across the bottom of a glass dish just large enough to hold the sponge fingers in a single layer. Brush the sponge fingers with the crème de fraise and place them, golden side up (sugar side down), on top of the puree.
5. Follow with half the vanilla cream and smooth it over. Sit the strawberries on the vanilla cream. Smooth the second half of the vanilla cream over the top. Spoon the other half of the strawberry puree over the cream and refrigerate until needed.

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Posted by mamadavid (704 days ago)

Where do you buy sponge fingers?

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by charlestutor (703 days ago)

PnS, Wellcome, Citysuper, Great, Jusco, Uny to name but a few.

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Posted by Claire (703 days ago)

From most supermarkets. They are sometimes called lady fingers, bourdoirs, or Savoiardi.

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