Lemon Curd Trifle with Fresh Berries

Name: Lemon Curd Trifle with Fresh Berries
Prep time: 3 h 40 min
Cook time: 3 h 40 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: English, Scottish, British, European
Ingredients: 1 pint fresh blackberries; 1 pint fresh blueberries; 6 larges egg yolks; 1 leave Fresh mint , for garnish; 59 milliliters Limoncello or Grand Marnier liqueur (optional); 4 lemons, zested and juiced; 1 prepared lemon pound cake, sliced; 1 pint fresh strawberries, stemmed and halved lengthwise; 237 milliliters sugar; 473 milliliters sweetened whipped cream; 118 milliliters (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut in chunks

The recipe Lemon Curd Trifle with Fresh Berries could satisfy your Scottish craving in around 3 hours and 40 minutes. This gluten free recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 9g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 655 calories. A mixture of butter, grand marnier liqueur, mint leaves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

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To make the lemon curd: Bring a pot of water to a simmer over medium-low heat.

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Lemon Curd

Water

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Pot

Combine the egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, and zest in a metal or glass heat-resistant bowl and whisk until smooth. Set the bowl over the simmering water, without letting the bottom touch, and continue to whisk. Keep working-out that arm and whisk it vigorously for a good 10 minutes, until the curd has doubled in volume and is very thick and yellow. Don't let it boil.

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Lemon Juice

Egg Yolk

Sugar

Water

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Whisk

Bowl

Remove the bowl from heat and whisk in the butter, a couple of chunks at a time, until melted. Refrigerate until the custard is cold and firm.

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Custard

Butter

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Whisk

Bowl

To build the trifle: put the berries in a mixing bowl and toss them together so they are evenly distributed. Fold the whipped cream into the chilled lemon curd to lighten it up into a mousse. Line a glass trifle bowl with pieces of pound cake to fit.

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Whipped Cream

Lemon Curd

Pound Cake

Berries

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Mixing Bowl

Drizzle or brush the cake with the Limoncello, spoon a layer of the lemon curd over the cake, and then a layer of mixed berries. Repeat the layers until the ingredients are used up, the last layer looks best if it's the berries. Chill before serving.

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Berries

Lemon Curd

Limoncello