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Blackcurrant & Blackberry Delice

Blackcurrant & Blackberry Delice! This dessert is surprisingly easy to make but so impressive. It serves 10, has a couple of time saving hacks and James added blackcurrant liqueur from Tayport Distillery! Delice...ious!

Ingreadient :
    • 1/2 madeira cake thinly sliced
    • 1 tbsp blackcurrant  liqueur
    • 700ml shop bought custard
    • 400ml double cream, lightly whipped
    • 200ml blackberry puree
    • 50ml blackcurrant liqueur
    • 10 sheets gelatine
    • 300ml blackberry puree
    • 300ml sugar stock syrup
    • 3 sheets gelatine
    • A few blackberries
    • Whipped cream
    • Mint sprigs
Direction :
    1. Place the cake all over the base of a single 28cm cake ring. Press down and drizzle over liqueur.
    2. Heat ¼ of the custard mix in a pan, soak the gelatine in cold water for 5 minutes, squeeze out the excess water, then whisk into the hot custard.
    3. Add the custard, then fold in the whipped cream and puree spoon over the sponge then chill for 4 hours. If you have any extra mousse pop into glasses.
    4. Heat ½ the blackberry puree for the topping in a pan, soak the gelatine in cold water for 5 minutes, squeeze out the excess water and whisk into the puree and sugar stock syrup. Whisk some more, then spoon over the set delice and chill for 1 hour.
    5. Remove from the tin by heating the edges with a blow torch, decorate with fruit cream and mint.