The month of May heralds the onset of long & sultry days in the Arabian desert. With temperatures soaring above 45 degrees celsius,the sizzling heat in these peak summer days has made us languished. The twilight of these long summer days seems to be beyond range. We have desperately started looking out for super cool desserts, frozen treats & chilled juices to quench our thirsts & appetite.
Today I have a lovely dessert which is so melt-in your-mouth kind of & is damn easy to prepare. A brief background on it before I proceed to the actual recipe.
Trifles are desserts that consist of plain or sponge cake as their bases and they are soaked in a bed of thick & creamy custard,with a few varieties of fruits thrown in it, nestled on a layer of jam/jelly & chased with a few nuts as the topping.
With the plethora of methods available to make these trifles, I am confiding to you that I am game enough for all kinds of trifles.An added bonus is that almost half the ingredients can be bought readily from a nearby bakery or supermarket.So at your next turn to play the host, why should you not give this a shot?
The trifle that I am going to talk about is simply awesome. Its an incredibly stunning dessert especially while entertaining friends.
My only tip would be to make the custard thick and creamy as it contributes heavily for its palatableness . You can also add some nuts for a nutty flavour and to enjoy their crunchiness.
INGREDIENTS:
4-5 slices of plain vanilla cake/any flavoured cake
1 cup thick vanilla custard
Fruits - Oranges/apples/ bananas/blueberries/dark purple grapes
6-8 Strawberries/raspberries
1 cup strawberry icecream
1/4 cup grated chocolate/chocolate shavings/chocolate curls/chocolate chips (optional)
Some whipped cream
Some nuts of your choice- almonds/pecans/cashwes/raisins/walnuts- chopped as desired
1 cup raspberry/strawberry jelly (optional)
HOW TO MAKE:
1) Make custard as usual. Cool it and keep aside.
{To make custard, boil 2 cups milk. In a small bowl, take 4 tbsp milk and mix 5 tbsp custard powder well in it. Add this to the boiling milk. Add 1/2 cup sugar to this and stir well till the custard starts thickening. Once sugar is dissolved, switch off stove and allow to cool}
2) In a flat bowl, place the cakes slices at the bottom in the form of a bed.
3) Pour a thick layer of some custard over it.
4) Arrange some chopped fruits over this custard layer. Also arrange some strawberries/raspberries
5) If using jelly or jam, pour some on the fruits layer. Or else just spread a layer of strawberry icecream over the fruits layer.
6) Arrange more fruits again on the icecream/jam/jelly layer and spread some more custard over this.
7) Spread sopme whipped cream and decorate with chocolate chips/shavings and nuts of your choice along with some raspberries and strawberries.
Today I have a lovely dessert which is so melt-in your-mouth kind of & is damn easy to prepare. A brief background on it before I proceed to the actual recipe.
Trifles are desserts that consist of plain or sponge cake as their bases and they are soaked in a bed of thick & creamy custard,with a few varieties of fruits thrown in it, nestled on a layer of jam/jelly & chased with a few nuts as the topping.
With the plethora of methods available to make these trifles, I am confiding to you that I am game enough for all kinds of trifles.An added bonus is that almost half the ingredients can be bought readily from a nearby bakery or supermarket.So at your next turn to play the host, why should you not give this a shot?
The trifle that I am going to talk about is simply awesome. Its an incredibly stunning dessert especially while entertaining friends.
My only tip would be to make the custard thick and creamy as it contributes heavily for its palatableness . You can also add some nuts for a nutty flavour and to enjoy their crunchiness.
INGREDIENTS:
4-5 slices of plain vanilla cake/any flavoured cake
1 cup thick vanilla custard
Fruits - Oranges/apples/ bananas/blueberries/dark purple grapes
6-8 Strawberries/raspberries
1 cup strawberry icecream
1/4 cup grated chocolate/chocolate shavings/chocolate curls/chocolate chips (optional)
Some whipped cream
Some nuts of your choice- almonds/pecans/cashwes/raisins/walnuts- chopped as desired
1 cup raspberry/strawberry jelly (optional)
HOW TO MAKE:
1) Make custard as usual. Cool it and keep aside.
{To make custard, boil 2 cups milk. In a small bowl, take 4 tbsp milk and mix 5 tbsp custard powder well in it. Add this to the boiling milk. Add 1/2 cup sugar to this and stir well till the custard starts thickening. Once sugar is dissolved, switch off stove and allow to cool}
2) In a flat bowl, place the cakes slices at the bottom in the form of a bed.
3) Pour a thick layer of some custard over it.
4) Arrange some chopped fruits over this custard layer. Also arrange some strawberries/raspberries
5) If using jelly or jam, pour some on the fruits layer. Or else just spread a layer of strawberry icecream over the fruits layer.
6) Arrange more fruits again on the icecream/jam/jelly layer and spread some more custard over this.
7) Spread sopme whipped cream and decorate with chocolate chips/shavings and nuts of your choice along with some raspberries and strawberries.
RATING NOTES:
DIFFICULTY LEVEL : Easy
RATING POINTS : 9/10**
** You can use any ingredient you like. This dessert can be prepared with several variations.
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