Amita Nene's Yummy Expressions
The Mango Trifle Pudding
The
scorching sun has ensured that afternoons be best spent indoors and school
vacations have ensured that every parent is kept totally occupied dropping off
and picking up kids from a myriad of holiday activities…. Swimming, badminton,
personality development, science buzz, cricket, chess, art n craft, kids’ yoga
and the works! Give us a break!! …..Say…. both parents and the kids!!
So
while kids take their break with play dates, slumber parties, ice cream outings
and goodies and treats, I decide to take a break too...
No,
there’s no way I can do a day trip in this ‘roast-worthy’ weather. So, what’s
the best way to spend a hot summer afternoon indoors and have a ball of a time?
No
guesses here! Just get your best gal pals together and plan for a lazy afternoon
with nonstop chatter, juicy gossip and an array of some of the world’s most
yummy creations!
And
that’s exactly what we did! And when you have about 14-15 lovely ladies come
together, any quiet afternoon can be transformed into the most vivacious and
spirited potluck luncheon party.
By
now, my friends had been following my blogs and were especially intrigued by
some of the dessert recipes that I had experimented with. And thus, with a
clear expectation that I should present to the party a new yummilicious
creation to satisfy the sweet tooth of the gang of girls, the idea of having a
potluck luncheon was born.
A
potluck it was and it brought out the best of culinary expertise of all my
lovely friends. That afternoon, in
addition to the inimitable company, the most lively chatters and the best of
wardrobe, we were presented with the most delectable assortment of salads and
dips, starters and soups, gravies and rice, breads and bakes; and last but
certainly not the least… dessert.
There
were no two thoughts in my mind, when I opted to create a dessert that would be
truly and completely the flavour of the season.
My
dessert had to surely look, feel, smell, and taste…..in short…. Just scream
MANGOES!
Since
I needed to serve something chilled on this hot afternoon, I squared in on
Mango Trifle…. The easy to prepare, no fuss, no mess; totally melt in mouth
pudding!
The
Mango Trifle Pudding….. The perfect finale to a mesmerising culinary
fiesta.
To
make a decent serving of the pudding for 15 people with a repeat helping for
about half of them, you would need…
For
the pudding
2
pounds of plain Sponge cake
4-5
cups of Fresh cut cubes of ripe Alphonso Mangoes
400g
of Fresh Cream whipped with 1 cup of powdered sugar
For
the Mango syrup
1
cup of Fresh cut cubes of ripe Alphonso Mangoes
6
cups of water
6
cups of sugar
To
get the syrup going, add the water, sugar and mango cubes to a large saucepan
and heat on slow flame only till the sugar is completely dissolved. Allow to
cool completely. The syrup should be free flowing consistency. The syrup
thickens
a little as it cools, so make sure you do not overheat, otherwise the syrup
will become too thick to soak the cake well.
For
the Trifle pudding, take a large flat bottom container and cover it with about
half inch high slices of sponge cake. Pour enough syrup to lightly soak the
cake layer and top it with a thin layer of fresh mango cubes. Repeat this till
you are half way up the container. At this point in addition to the layer of
mango cubes add a layer of about half of the thick whipped cream. Repeat the
cake, syrup, mango cubes till you reach about 1inch down from the rim of the
container. The last layer here should be syrup soaked cake. Cover this layer
entirely with all the remaining whipped cream. Top it fully with mango cubes.
Freeze
for about 40-45 minutes.
Rich,
creamy, soft, moist and luscious Mango Trifle pudding is ready to be served.
Mango
being the fruit of the season, mine was a Mango Trifle Pudding…. You can whip
up an equally yummy version of your own using the likes of strawberry or kiwi
or peaches or lychees!
So
have you thought of what your own signature version is going to be like?
Express your creative self and go surprise your loved ones with some Yummy
Expressions!
I
will see you soon with more……
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