Caramel mmm ~Chocolate Trifle.

[Sylvia]

It's a little strange if you can say a caramel chocolate trifle without going mmm mmm mmm!!


Caramel mmm ~Chocolate Trifle


Serves 6

3 1/2 oz/100g simple Madeira (yellow) cake, cut into 8 pieces
1 Tbsp Tia Maria
2 Tbsp chocolate sauce
5 oz/150g frozen raspberries
5 oz/150g dark chocolate caramels
2 3/4oz/75g instant custard powder
10 fl.oz/300ml boiling water
7 fl.oz/200ml creme fraiche

Put the cake pieces into the bottom of a 1.2 litre glass bowl or divide between 4 or 6 pretty small glasses. In another bowl, mix together the Tia Maria and chocolate sauce. Drizzle this over the cake and scatter over the raspberries.

Reserve 6 chocolate caramels. Put the remaining caramels into a bowl along with the custard powder. Pour over 300mls boiling water and whisk until smooth and the caramels have melted. Leave to cool slightly then pour into the bowl/s over the raspberries. Chill for at least 2 hours.

Top with the creme fraiche. Slice the remaining caramels and use to decorate the trifle.

Sylvia

[Chris in NM]

Oh my, Sylvia! This sounds really decadent! When are you going to send it over here? LOL

[Sylvia]

It's nice to be naughty now and then!!

I'm posting this beverage here - only because it goes so well with the ca~ram~el chocolate mmmm Trifle. I will move it to a more appropriate site later:

The Classic Irish Coffee

2 mugs 3/4 full of hot fresh coffee (preferably from a cafetiere)
2 tsp brown sugar
2 fl oz/50ml Irish whiskey
2 fl.oz/50ml double cream
Nutmeg for topping

Combine the coffee, sugar and Irish whiskey in a mug and stir until well dissolved.

Gloat the cream over the coffee by simply pouring over the back of a teaspoon resting on the side of the glass.

Finish with the grated nutmeg.

Sylvia

PS I was discussing these types of things that we seem to turn to at this time of year, with Helen at the Tea Shoppe. I couldn't believe it when this old dear said that she laced her whisky type drinks/liqueurs with red hot paper. WOW! No I think I'll just stick to the recipe. I think Helen is younger than I think she is.

Sylvia