A very festive Christmas won’t be complete without a big serving of Crema de Fruita. Creamed Fruit as they say, this layered dessert will always be a crowd pleaser in any party you will attend to.
Ingredients
Sponge Cake
Fresh Fruits Mango / Strawberries
Flavored Jam
Dessert Wine Here I used All Saints Rutherglen Muscadelle
For the Custard
1 ¾ cups Milk
3 tbsp Butter
⅓ cup Cornstarch
½ cup White sugar
4 pieces Egg Yolks
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Procedure
Buy your favorite sponge cake
For the Pastry Cream: Mix the egg yolks, half of the sugar and cornstarch. Set aside.
Heat the milk and remaining sugar in a pot until simmering. Pour ⅓ of the hot milk over the yolk mixture making sure to constantly mix it to avoid curdling. Pour the rest of the milk and mix.
Bring the mixture back into the pot and mix until thick. Add in the butter and vanilla. Cover with cling wrap and let it cool.
Slice and Divide the cake into layers
Spread your choice of flavored jam
For the first layer brush the cake with dessert wine till it absorbs
Add Pastry cream and lay fruit on top
Repeat process until you reach top layer of the bowl. Refrigerate after.
Once set, the Crema de Fruita is ready to serve.
Recipe by Maputing Cooking at https://maputingcooking.com/recipe/crema-de-fruta-christmas-dessert/