Belle Helene Trifle

Description

Serves 6.

Ingredients

• 3 egg yolks
• 50 g (2 oz) caster sugar
• 4 tsp cocoa
• 300 ml (pint) milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp rum
• 150 ml (* pint) whipping cream, whipped,
• 8 trifle sponges
• 2 tbsp pear jam
• 1 x 425 g (15 oz) can pears in juice
• chocolate
• almonds and a cherry

Directions

1. Cream the egg yolks, sugar and cocoa until fluffy.
2. Bring milk and extract to the boil, pour over egg mixture, whisk and add the rum.
3. Strain mixture into a heavy based or double saucepan, stir over gentle heat until custard thickens.
4. Cool.
5. Fold in most of the cream.
6. Split the sponges, spread with jam, arrange sponges and pears in the base of a serving bowl, use some of the juice to moisten sponges.
7. Cover with chocolate sauce, decorate with remaining cream, chocolate, almonds and the cherry.