Don't cry for lily she's my date
2 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 350 | grams | Shop-bought Christmas cake |
| 150 | millilitres | Emva cream sherry; about |
| 5 | Satsumas; peeled, cut into | |
| ; segments | ||
| 100 | grams | Mixed nuts; chopped |
| 225 | grams | Eat me! dates; stoned and chopped |
| 5 | Eggs; separated | |
| 200 | grams | Caster sugar |
| 300 | millilitres | Double cream |
| 150 | millilitres | Milk |
| 1 | Vanilla pod; split lengthways | |
| 50 | grams | Unsalted butter |
| Icing sugar; to dust | ||
Directions
1 For the Baked Alaska: Crumble 100g/4oz Christmas cake and pile in the centre of an ovenproof plate. Pat into a round and drizzle over 2 tbsp of the sherry. Arrange half of the satsuma segments on top and sprinkle over half of the nuts and dates.
2 Whisk the eggs whites in a bowl until stiff and beat in 100g/4oz sugar until smooth and glossy. Use the meringue to cover the cake base completely and bake for 8-10 minutes until cooked and lightly golden.
3 To serve, drizzle over another 2 tbsp of the sherry and set alight with a blow torch!
4 For the Trifle: Crumble 100g/4oz of Christmas cake and place in the bottom of a glass serving dish. Drizzle over 2 tbsp sherry and arrange the remaining satsuma segments on top.
5 Sprinkle over the remaining nuts. Place half of the cream and the milk in a pan with the vanilla pod and heat gently. Whisk two egg yolks in a bowl and gradually add the cream mixture, whisking to combine.
6 Return to the pan and gently warm through until thickened, whisking continuously. Pour over the trifle base and chill for at least five minutes. Whip the remaining cream in a bowl and use to decorate the trifle just before serving.
7 For the Zabaglione: Place the remaining 75g/3oz of sugar and 3 egg yolks in a double boiler set in a pan of simmering water.
8 Add the remaining sherry and whisk until well combined. Continue to whisk for about 10 minutes until doubled in volume and frothy.
9 Arrange the remaining dates in the bottom of individual serving glasses and pour the zabaglione on top. Serve at once.
10 For the Pan-fried Christmas Cake: Cut the remaining cake into two slices. Heat the butter in a frying pan and add the slices of cake. Cook for a minute or two on each side until just crispy and heated through.
Serve at once dusted with the icing sugar.
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NOTES : Chef - Antony Worrall Thompson with Lily Savage Recipe by: Celebrity Ready Steady Cook Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.