ItalianEmilian
Zuppa Inglese
by Gambero Rosso · 452K subscribers on YouTube
An Italian trifle-like dessert made with layers of sponge cake soaked in Alchermes liqueur, creamy custard, and dark chocolate.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
8 itemsMethod
- Prepare the custard: In a bowl, whisk egg yolks with sugar. Add flour and mix until smooth.
- In a saucepan, heat milk with lemon zest until almost boiling.
- Pour the hot milk into the egg mixture, whisking constantly. Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring, until thickened. Let cool.
- Chop the chocolate into small pieces.
- Slice the sponge cake (or soft ring cake) into thin layers.
- In a serving dish, arrange a layer of cake slices. Drizzle generously with Alchermes liqueur to soak.
- Spread a layer of the cooled custard over the cake.
- Sprinkle some chopped chocolate.
- Repeat with another layer of cake, soak with more Alchermes, then top with remaining custard and chocolate.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Gambero Rosso
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