Italian Christmas Cake
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Ingredients
- 1 Bauli Pandoro 750g
- ITALIAN CUSTARD
- 8 egg yolks
- 400 grams sugar
- 100 grams flour
- 1 lt of Fresh Milk
- 2-3 slices lemon rind
- cinnamon stick
- vanilla bean stick
- To decorate
- mint leaves
- raspberries
- blueberries
- 1 sachet Bauli Icing sugar it comes with the Pandoro!
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Instructions
- TO MAKE THE ITALIAN CUSTARD
- Add 400g sugar to a mixing bowl and sift in 100g plain flour.
- Transfer this into a medium size saucepan and put it on a stove at a low-medium temperature.
- Add 1L of fresh milk and 8 egg yolks and stir to combine using a whisk.
- Drop in a few strips of lemon rind, a cinnamon stick and a vanilla bean.
- Stir gently and continuously while on heat for 5-10 minutes or until you see it start to thicken and form. Remove from heat.
- Get a large mixing bowl and pour the custard into the bowl through a sieve so that you can get rid of any lumps and also to make sure the cinnamon, lemon and vanilla don't drop inside.
- Add a layer of glad wrap on top of the custard so that it is touching it and stick the edges to the sides of the bowl.
- Then, press down gently on the custard using your finger to prevent any air bubbles from forming.
- Keep this in the fridge for a couple of hours to cool.
- TO DECORATE THE PANDORO
- Remove the Pandoro from the packaging and put the icing sugar to the side.
- Place the Pandoro on its side and using a sharp, long knife, cut it into 5 slices. Make sure the bottom slice is slightly thicker than the others.
- Place the bottom layer on a chopping/serving board and spread a thick layer of custard on top, in the centre, using a spatula.
- Then, place the next slice of Pandoro on top, making sure it is off centre so that you start forming the shape of a Christmas tree.
- Lather custard on top of this layer and place the next slice on top. Repeat this until you top off the Christmas cake with the final slice.
- Put a few generous spoonful's of custard into the piping bag and squeeze small amounts onto each star peak of your Christmas tree.
- Starting with the bottom layer, place small mint leaves on top of the custard swirls and add a raspberry to each one (it will look just like holly!).
- On the layer above place blueberries on top of the swirls and then repeat steps 15 & 16 until you reach the top!
- Add more custard to the top of your Italian Christmas cake and then decorate the way you like with fruit on top.
- Finally using a sieve, sift the Bauli icing sugar on top of the dessert so it looks like s touch of snow!
- E ora si mangia, Vincenzo’s Plate….Enjoy!
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