GETTING READY 1) Use an ovenproof or plastic dish of similar size to your trifle bowl to line with cling wrap. 2) Cut the sponge cakes into halves and sandwich with jam. 3) Arrange in the bowl, by cutting in pieces. 4) Squeeze in the juice from the orange and... - 45.5796

Completely dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Combine cold water and ice cubes to make 1 14 cups. Add to gelatin, stirring until slightly thickened. Remove any unmelted ice. Stir in strawberries and bananas. Place cake cubes in large serving bowl; sprinkle... - 41.1986

Separate the yolks and whites of 8 eggs. Sift 4 1/2 oz. flour 3 times. Beat egg yolks until lemon yellow. Gradually beat in 8 oz. sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice and the grated rind of J lemon. Beat until thick and smooth. Add a pinch of salt to the... - 39.5118

1. Cut sponge into small cubes, blend or process until crumbled. Sprinkle with Amaretto and set aside. 2. Combine caster sugar, water, Cassis and redcurrant jelly in a small saucepan over moderate heat. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 3... - 36.5755

MAKING 1) Take a larger, straight sided ovenproof dish and place the cake slices in it. Pour jelly on top to make a sponge base. 2) Now, add cointreau on the top and spread the peaches. In a clean bowl, combine mustard with 2 tbsp of milk and mix well. 3)... - 44.8026

Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in bowl. Add eggs and mix well. Gradually pour in hot milk, stirring constantly. Return to saucepan. Cook and stir over very low heat until mixture is smooth and thickened. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and liqueur; stir... - 44.4729

Split the sponge cake in half and cut into pieces. Sandwich the pieces of cake with jam and put them in a glass bowl. Mix the sherry and brandy together and pour the mixture over the sponge. Cover the bowl and set it aside for 1 hour. Meanwhile, make the... - 42.8199

MAKING 1. In a pretty glass bowl, spread a layer of cake cubes, sprinkle with sherry. 2. Spread over it a cup of pudding forming a thin layer, top with a few spoons of the pie filling. 3. Repeat the same with cake cubes, sherry, pudding and filling, into... - 32.5725

To make the custard, place the vanilla pod (if using) and the milk in a pan and bring to the boil. Remove from heat and stand for 30 mins. Remove and discard pod. Whisk together the egg yolks, sugar, cornflour and vanilla essence, if using, and gradually... - 40.4042

Split the ladyfingers and arrange them on a baking sheet. Brush with the rum and set aside. Prepare the vanilla and chocolate puddings, using the milk, according to package directions. With an electric mixer on high speed, beat the cream with the sugar and... - 39.9692

MAKING 1) As per the directions on the package, make the vanilla pudding with 1 ¾ cups skim milk. 2) Once the pudding has thickened, add the yogurt and stir till the ingredients have blended well. 3) Cut the angel food cake into cubes of 1-inch... - 38.2972

GETTING READY 1) Cut sponge into small pieces and spread jam over it. 2) At the bottom and sides of a serving dish, arrange the sponge pieces. 3) Drain peaches. 4) Reserve a few peaches for decoration and arrange the rest on top of sponge. MAKING 1) Blend 6... - 45.4742

MAKING 1. In a small heavy bottomed saucepan, dissolve cornstarch in milk. 2. Blend in brown sugar, egg white and oil and stir until blended. 3. Place the pan on a low flame and cook, whisking constantly with a wire whisk, until the mixture thickens to... - 46.8599

MAKING 1) In a large frying pan melt butter and stir in sugar. 2) With a wooden spoon, stir over heat until the sugar melts and turns golden, caramel brown. 3) Keep stirring until mixture browns evenly. 4) Mix orange juice and stir until caramel turns... - 47.3972

1. Place peaches in bowl; sprinkle with sugar; refrigerate peaches, strawberries; flavor pudding with almond extract, sherry, salt. 2. Arrange slices of pound cake in bottom, along sides of 2-quart serving dish; pour raspberry preserves over bottom; make... - 36.707

1. With an electric whisk, whip together the mascarpone and the custard in a bowl. Cover, then chill until ready to use. Roughly mash most of the raspberries with the elderflower cordial. 2. Cut up the sponge cake and use to line the bottom of 4 glasses.... - 27.9638

MAKING 1) Sprinkle gelatin in cold water to soften it. 2) Place this over hot water so that the gelatin dissolves. 3) Make 1 1/2 cups of sliced peaches and add in rest of the ingredients to this except cream. 4) Fill this mixture in cooked tart shells and... - 39.9581

Break plum pudding into small pieces. Blend vanilla pudding, pure thick cream and sherry. Place 1/3 of plum pudding pieces in bottom of a serving bowl. Top with 1/2 orange pieces and 1/3 cream mixture. Add another layer of plum pudding, orange sections and... - 35.1596

MAKING 1)In a mixing bowl, crush the biscuits with the end of the rolling pin. 2)Take 4 serving glasses and distribute the crushed biscuits equally between them. 3)Pour some liqueur or brandy over the crushed biscuits. Let biscuits stand and soften for 30... - 40.1225

MAKING 1) In a bowl mix gelatin and pudding mix. 2) Gently stir in milk. 3) Cook and stir over medium heat until pudding boils. 4) Take off from heat. 5) Mix vanilla extract. 6) Let stand to cool. 7) To prepare topping mix, follow package directions and fold... - 41.148

MAKING 1 Drain the canned apricots throughly and remove the pits. 2 In an electric blender add the apricots and puree them. 3 Slice the jelly roll neatly. 4 In the bottom of a large serving bowl, arrange the jelly roll slices reserving 4 - 6... - 44.1183

GETTING READY 1) To prepare the custard sauce, over a double boiler, heat the milk over direct heat. Bubbles must start to appear around the edge of the pan. 2) In a medium bowl, mix together the egg yolks, sugar and salt. Beat to mix all well. Slowly, pour... - 43.0142

Divide ratafias between 4 sundae glasses and sprinkle each with one tablespoon of whiskey. Drain apricots, reserve 4 for decoration, roughly chop the remainder and use to cover ratafias. In the top of a double boiler beat the eggs with the sugar, then stir in... - 39.3643

Split cake into thin layers, spread with jam and about half of the apricot puree, and sandwich back together. Cut in bars about 1"x2" and pack into a 2-quart serving dish; arrange oranges in and around cake if you like. Prick cake well all over and pour... - 38.288

MAKING 1) Make the custard and keep it aside. Allow to cool. 2) Rinse the apricots and dry them. Cut in halves and take out the pits. 3) In a pan, put the wine and sugar and slowly bring to a boil. 4) Once the sugar has dissolved, add the apricot halves and... - 40.486

Preheat the oven to 350°. Cream together the almond paste, butter and sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Add the rum and extract. Add the flour, almonds, and baking powder, blending until smooth. Pour the batter into a parchment-lined... - 36.3937

GETTING READY 1)Remove the outer layer and slice all the berries keeping aside 4 berries. 2) Pour some Cognac on the sliced berries and keep aside. 3) Now dissolve the cocoa using little Cognac and set aside. 4) Nicely whip the cream and set it... - 38.2757

Preparation Drain apricots, reserving 2 cups of syrup. Bring syrup to a boil in a saucepan and simmer until reduced to 1 cup. Add preserves and stir until melted. Stir in crystallized ginger and apricot brandy and cook for 1 minute. Set aside and let cool. In... - 37.7943

Prepare and bake gingerbread according to the package directions, using two greased 9-in.round baking pans. Cool completely on wire racks. Meanwhile, for pudding, in a large saucepan, combine pudding mix and milk; stir until smooth. Cook and stir over medium... - 36.4287

Divide cake between four heat-proof cups. In a heavy saucepan combine pudding mix, espresso, Half and Half, Creme de Cocoa and chocolate syrup. Cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until bubbling all over. Divide hot pudding between cups. Immediately top... - 30.0449

MAKING 1) Cut the trifle sponge into half horizontally and place the trifle in a small shallow ovenproof dish, sprinkle with the sherry. 2) Top of the cake with the ice cream and pile over the fruit. 3) Stiffly whisk... - 35.685

Put the chocolate and milk in a small saucepan and heat gently to melt the chocolate. Off the heat, stir in the remaining ingredients except the vermicelli or coconut. Allow the mixture to cool. Shape the mixture into bite-size balls and roll in vermicelli or... - 19.4321

Lightly dust six 1/4 pint/150 ml ramekin dishes with icing sugar. Line the base of each with baking parchment. Knead the marzipan, roll out three-quarters on a surface dusted with icing sugar, to a 1/4 in/ 6 mm thickness. Cut out six 5 in/13 cm circles and... - 35.4495

Preheat oven to 350° F. Beat eggs until frothy, slowly add sugar and salt, beating constantly; continue beating until thick and the color of cream. Mix in vanilla, then flour, a little at a time. Spoon into an 8"X8"X2" pan lined with greased wax paper and... - 31.0319

GETTING READY 1) Reserve 1-3 raspberries per serving to one side. 2) Crush the remaining raspberries a little. MAKING 3) Now place them in a bowl with all the other ingredients, leaving the cream. (If you have no Amontillado, and use dry sherry or dry white... - 40.4997

MAKING 1) In a pan, warm the water and milk substitute. 2) In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks then gradually stir in the sugar. 3) Stir in the cornstarch, then slowly pour in the warm milk substitute mixture. 4) Pour back into the pan, stir and cook over... - 37.8321

1. Make custard: In medium bowl, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, flour, and salt, until blended. Whisk in egg and 1/2 cup milk, until blended. In small saucepan, heat remaining 2 1/2 cups milk over medium heat until small bubbles appear around edge of pan.... - 40.6669

GETTING READY 1. Thaw the pastry if store bought or prepare your favorite pastry recipe. 2. Wipe the plums clean with a damp towel. Cut in halves to remove the stones. Set aside. 3. Mix sugar and cinnamon. 4. Coarsely shred the almonds. 5. Preheat the oven... - 42.9755

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven at 190°C, 375°F/Gas 5. 2) In a bowl, place the flour. Add butter to rub with the flour. 3) Add 50 g (2 oz) sugar to combine with the flour and bind with beaten egg. 4) Knead the flour properly to a smooth dough. 5) In another... - 47.4755