How to make the lemon and amaretti trifle that won the Platinum Pudding competition on the occasion of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Course desserts
Cuisine English
Keyword Platinum Jubilee, Trifle
Prep Time 2 hourshours
Servings 20servings
Author Jemma Melvin
Equipment
1 Triffle Bowl
1 swiss roll pan
Ingredients
Swiss Roll
4largeeggs free-range
100gcaster sugarplus extra for dusting
100gself-raising floursieved
Butterfor greasing
Lemon Curd
4largeegg yolksfree-range
135ggranulated sugar
85gsalted buttersoftened
1lemonzest only
80mlfresh lemon juice
St. Clement's Jelly
6leavesgelatine
4large lemonsunwaxed
3mediumoranges
150ggolden caster sugar
Custard
425mldouble cream
3largeegg yolksfree-range
25ggolden caster sugar
1tbspcornflour (cornstarch)
1tsplemon extract
Amaretti Biscuits
2largeegg whitesfree-range
170gcaster sugar
170gground almonds
1tbspamaretto
Butter or oilfor greasing
Chunky Mandarin Coulis
4tinsmandarins298 g
45gcaster sugar
16garrowroot2 sachets
1halflemonjuice only
Jewelled Chocolate Bark
50gmixed peel
1tbspcaster sugaroptional
200gwhite chocolatebroken into pieces
To Finish
600mldouble cream
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Instructions
Make the Swiss Rolls
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/Gas 4. Grease and line the two Swiss roll tins with baking paper.
Beat the eggs and sugar for the Swiss rolls together with an electric hand whisk for about five minutes, or until light and pale.
Gently fold in the flour with a metal spoon.
Divide the mixture between the two tins and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the sponges are lightly golden and cooked through.
Sprinkle some extra caster sugar on two sheets of baking paper and place sponges onto the paper. Peel the paper off and roll the sponges into a tight spiral, starting from the short side, then leave to cool.
Place the egg yolks, granulated sugar, butter, lemon zest and lemon juice for the lemon curd into a glass bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, and do not let the water touch the bowl. Whisk for about 15 minutes so that the mixture is combined, cooked and thickened. Then pour into another bowl and leave to cool.
Make the St. Clement's Jelly
Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water for five minutes to soften.
Peel six strips from a lemon and six from an orange and put these into a saucepan with the sugar and 400ml of water. Bring it to a simmer and stir it occasionally until the sugar has dissolved.
Remove the mixture from the heat and remove the peel, then squeeze the water from the gelatine and add the gelatine to the pan. Let it dissolve and then leave the mixture to cool.
Squeeze the lemons and oranges so you have 150ml of both lemon and orange juice. Stir this into the pan then strain the jelly through a fine sieve into a jug and chill until cool but not set.
Make the Custard
Place the cream for the custard into a saucepan and simmer it over a gentle heat, stirring occasionally.
Whisk egg yolks, sugar, cornflour and lemon extract, then gradually add the hot cream to the bowl and continue whisking. Return the mixture to the pan, continue whisking over heat until the custard is thick and smooth, then pour it into a bowl or jug and leave it to cool with greaseproof paper placed over the top.
Make the Amaretti Biscuits
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4 for the amaretti biscuits.
Beat the egg whites in a large bowl until they are firm, then gradually mix the sugar, almonds and amaretto in, to create a smooth paste.
Place some baking paper on a baking tray and lightly brush with butter or oil, then place small mounds of the mixture onto the tray using a teaspoon, keeping them around 2cm apart. Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown, then set aside to cool.
Make the Chunky Mandarin Coulis
Strain two tins of mandarins, get rid of the juice and add the fruit to a saucepan with sugar. Put over heat until the fruit has broken down, then remove from heat.
Slake the arrowroot with two tablespoons of cold water and add to the mandarins. Mix in with lemon juice and add to a large bowl. Add the remaining tins of strained mandarins to the bowl and leave to cool.
Make the Jewelled Chocolate Bark
Dab the peel for the jewelled chocolate bark in caster sugar if it feels wet.
Melt the white chocolate in a bowl sitting over a saucepan of simmering water, then pour it onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and add the peel. leave it to set and then break it up into shards.
Assemble
Unroll the Swiss rolls and spread lemon curd on one side, then roll them back up. Slice one into 2.5cm thick slices. Place these slices upright around the bottom edge of the trifle dish so the spiral is visible from the outside. Slice the other Swiss roll into thicker pieces and use these to fill the bottom of the dish, ensuring the top is roughly the same level as the slices that line the edge. Use off-cuts of sponge to fill any gaps.
Pour the St Clement’s jelly over the Swiss roll layer and set the trifle aside in the fridge for about three hours to allow the jelly to completely set.
Once set, pour over the custard then arrange a single layer of amaretti biscuits, saving a few for the top. Then pour over the mandarin coulis.
In a large bowl, whip the double cream until soft peaks form, then spoon it over the coulis.
Crumble the remaining amaretti biscuits over the top and decorate the trifle with the chocolate bark shards.