Desserts. Next 3 days its desserts
galore here.
out a lot of details my post is short out of necessity. Do I hear a sigh of
relief don’t worry I will continue writing my long lengthy posts soon. (I wish
I knew how to make that smiley of a devil here)!
thing I have learnt and I will like to share with all of you. In case you find
a bag heavy please ask someone to help you. You are no more the she-woman you
once were!!
Akanksha’s birthday party it was a theme party themed around Harry Potter.
was supposed to conjure all the food that was needed.
of the desserts was pudding; actually I was to make treacle tart. Tarts you all know are time consuming and
frankly I knew I will not be able to manage making food and tarts for about 30
people. Once I could handle that not so
now.
the elder daughter then second one, in that order, that Trifle pudding is
acceptable. (Of course I had to make a second dessert too but more about that
later). Right now let us check out Trifle Pudding.
it the day prior to the party and top it with whipped cream on the day of the
party even as late as 1-2 hours before you need it.
( O these pics are mostly taken by my daughter I was too busy to think about pictures etc.)
½ kg cake, I brought plain
vanilla sponge
2 tins of fruit cocktail( I
forgot the weight but they were del Monte)
100 grms jar of mixed fruit jam(optional)
Whipped cream (please see notes
below)
Some liqueur about 2 tblspn
(optional )
Cherries for decoration
A big Glass bowl
A medium bowl
A small bowl and about ¼ cup water for melting the jam
Sharp knife
Beaters and bowl for whipping cream
Ice in big bowl for whipping
Make slices of the cake, we
made some small and some slices. Layer them in the bowl. Reserve some slices
for the topmost layer. (This will depend basically on the size of your bowl and
the slices of the cake I had some 10-12 slices).
If you are using the jam mix the jam and water
to make a thick slurry. You will find it
easier if you heat it.
Drizzle it with a spoon along
the sides. As I was doing this just for colour I used very little along the
edges of the bowl.
Meanwhile drain all the liquids
from the fruit cocktail and mix the liquid with liqueur.
Sprinkle some 2 or 3 tblspn of
the liquid. Add the fruits from the fruit cocktail just enough to cover the
slices.
Repeat these steps till you are
about 2 inches away from the top of the bowl.
(For the last layer finish all your fruits, reserve the liquid).
Now cover the bowl with cling
film and let it sit in the fridge till needed. (Mine resided in my neighbour’s
fridge and came home just 2 hours before the party.)
Just before the first guest
arrived I beat the whipped cream over a bowl of ice till I got firm peaks.
Spread the whipped cream on the
cake till the entire top.
Decorate with cherries. I
wished I had some jam slurry to draw a few lines but by then it was residing in
the b’day girl’s tummy so sorry.
Cover with the cling film and
put back in the fridge.
Serve chilled to a lot of oooooooo! And ahhhhhh!
whipped cream I used. For I popped about 500 grms of the unwhipped cream and
whipped it.
¾ full.
used the whipped cream on both the cake and pudding and there was enough left
for the girls to eat the whipped cream the next day and say this was the best dessert,
Garfield like( when Garfield has finished the pizza or lasagne by himself)!!
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Sangeetha Nambi says
Can u send me a slice here 😛
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Arthy Suman says
Delicious looking pudding...
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
So sinfully delicious!!! yum yum!!!
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Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says
yummy dear...
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Shama Nagarajan says
delicious .
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Lubna Karim says
Lovely recipe....feel like having it right now....
Jayashree says
That sure is a delightful dessert, Archana.
Gauri says
You have made the so many dishes for the Birthday Party .. OMG ur super awesome and a super mom!! Loved the trifle pudding!
Priya says
Who can resist to this beautiful trifle pudding, love to have some rite now.
veena krishnakumar says
That looks so delicious!!!Thanks for linking it up!!
The Pumpkin Farm says
looks superb....my all time favorite recipe
Srivalli says
Arachana, that makes me wish it was more than 3 days ok..:)..when I actually got to know what truffle pudding was, I was amazed..really..imagine stacking up all those things and voila you have a delicious dessert, now if only my boys eat that..anyway it's good to read your posts always..so don't worry abt cutting it short.
divya says
beautiful click.. n presentation.. looks so yumm
sushma says
Mouthwatering Pudding...
Chef Mireille says
what a simple yummy treat
Kitchen Queen says
delicious pudding.
Sravs says
Very tempting and yummy !!
Saras says
Super delicious pudding..always a winner in get together party..
Padmajha PJ says
Desserts like these may sound simple and easy to assemble but are a hit in parties.Yummy dish 🙂
Vardhini says
Tempting pudding. Thx for linking.
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Gayathri Kumar says
Drooling over here Archana. Pudding looks fantastic..
Suma Gandlur says
Yummy pudding.
Pavani says
Love this tasty trifle. Great party food. Bookmarked!!
Amy says
wow!!yummy dessert!!
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preeti garg says
Love this triffle pudding... and it's a really big one bowl...