Publication-approved historical recipe
Mango trifle recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 sponge cake, sliced
- 3–4 tbsp marmalade
- Plenty of amaretto liqueur
- 1 ripe mango, chopped
- Fresh custard
- Whipped cream
- handful of chopped almonds
- 3 leaves gelatine, soaked in cold water to soften
- 100 g caster sugar
- 200 ml orange juice, strained
- 100 ml passion fruit juice
- Squeeze of lemon
Method
- Warm 100ml water with the sugar. Remove from direct heat, dissolve the softened gelatine in the syrup, then add the orange, passion-fruit and lemon juices. Pour into a shallow dish, cool and refrigerate until set.
- Spread marmalade over half the sponge slices and place them in a trifle dish. Add amaretto and allow it to soak in.
- Add the mango and pieces of jelly, cover with the remaining sponge and more amaretto, then add custard and chill.
- Top with whipped cream and chopped almonds immediately before serving.