Chocolate Raspberry Trifle

Serves: 3

Cierra Adams

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

54

Sweetness

51

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

4 large

Egg (separated)

1 cup

Sugar

1 pinch

Salt

1 cup

Cornstarch

3 cup

Water

12 large

Egg Yolk

Directions:

1

For the cake layers: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and set rack at middle level

2

Butter a 9 or 10-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with a disk of parchment or waxed paper

3

Whisk yolks with half the sugar and vanilla until thick and light

4

In a clean, dry bowl, whisk whites with salt and continue whisking until they are white and opaque

5

Whip in remaining sugar in a stream

6

Continue whipping whites until they hold a firm peak

7

Fold yolks into whites then sift over and fold in flour and starch

8

Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth top

9

Bake about 30 minutes, until well risen and deep in golden color

10

Unmold to a rack to cool

11

For the custard cream: Bring milk to a boil with half the sugar in a heavy, non-reactive pan

12

Whisk yolks with remaining sugar and sift over and whisk in flour

13

When milk boils, whisk a third into the yolk mixture

14

Return the remaining milk to a boil and whisk in yolk mixture, continuing to whisk until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil

15

Whisk constantly 30 seconds

16

Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla

17

Scrape half the cream to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate to cool

18

Whisk chocolate into remaining cream and scrape into a bowl, cover and cool

19

For syrup: In a small saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil

20

Cool and stir in rum

21

For whipped cream: Combine all ingredients and whip to a soft peak

22

To assemble: Cut cake into thin, vertical slices

23

Place a layer of slices in the bottom of a glass serving bowl and moisten with syrup

24

Spread with half the vanilla cream and scatter with half the raspberries

25

Continue alternating layers to make 2 layers each, vanilla/raspberry, chocolate and whipped creams, ending with whipped cream

26

Sprinkle lightly with chocolate shavings and a few raspberries