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Make two trifles to serve 30 guests, or make one and round out the dessert table with fruitcake and goodies from the bakery.
Makes 15 servings.
INGREDIENTS
cranberry filling
212-ounce bags cranberries
1 3/4cups sugar
1cup orange juice
1tablespoon grated orange peel
1teaspoon ground ginger
1/2cup chopped [...]
INGREDIENTS
140 g madeira cake
4 tablespoons unsweetened orange juice
2 (23g)packets sugar-free orange jello (Jello)
4 satsuma oranges , peeled and sliced
2 bananas
425 g prepared low-fat custard
200 g low fat fromage frais
8 tablespoons low-fat creme fraiche
star fruit or figs , to decorate
DIRECTIONS
Layer cake slices on bottom of large bowl.Sprinkle over orange Juice.
Make up jelly, cool but do not allow to set.
Layer Satsumas and bananas over cake and then pour over the jelly and let it set.
Spoon custard over [...]
INGREDIENTS
1angel food cake, store bought (6-inches in diameter)
3 cups nonfat milk
2 (1.5-1 2/3ounce)packages fat-free instant vanilla pudding mix (4-serving size)
2 cups fresh strawberries , sliced
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 cup fresh raspberries
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon cream sherry or orange juice
1/4 cup raspberry all fruit spread, melted
1 1/2 cups fat-free whipped topping, thawed
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
DIRECTIONS
Pour the milk into a medium bowl. Add the pudding mix.
Using an electric mixer, beat on low speed for 2 minutes.
In a large bowl, gently stir together the [...]
INGREDIENTS
800 g fruitcake, sliced
1 tablespoon sherry wine
500 g brandy custard
300 ml double cream
4 fresh mango , sliced
120 g fresh strawberries (=1 punnet)
icing sugar , for dusting
DIRECTIONS
Cover the base of a 2 litre dish with cake slices and sprinkle them with sherry.
Mix together yje brandy custard and cream in a bowl. Pour half of the custard mixture over the cake slices then top with half of the mango slices.
Repeat with a [...]
INGREDIENTS
cake
3/4 cup unsalted butter , room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 eggs
2 1/4 cups pastry flour
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup buttermilk (or 1/2 cup milk with 1 tsp lemon juice)
1 tablespoon turbinado sugar , for sprinkling
custard
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons sherry wine
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup mascarpone cheese
port glaze
1 cup port wine
1/3 cup sugar
1 cinnamon stick
4 black peppercorns
1 cup strawberries , hulled and quartered
1 cup raspberries
1 cup sweet cherries , pitted
berries mixture
2/3 cup raspberries
2/3 cup blueberries , and
2/3 cup blackberries , mixed together
DIRECTIONS
For cake, preheat oven to 300°F and grease an 11 x 17-inch jelly roll [...]