MANGO STRAWBERRY DELIGHT

The recipes I share with you are essentially what I would make as a harassed mother of four.. and being stuck for time and human ingenuity. They are sometimes not pretty, but always tasty, there’s no whiff of Michelin star about them, but my family love them and that’s enough accreditation for me. So on a whimsical tropical day my children and I put this delightfully lovable dessert together. What might have started off with as am ambitious fruit trifle quite reminiscent of the ones available at Marks and Spencer, instead became our very own version of it. Easy, fruity, delightful on the tongue, this dessert is like a breath of fresh air, one taste, one whiff of its aroma, it leaves you wanting more!

Ingredients

● leftover butter cake

● strawberry jelly

● chopped strawberries and mango

● custard (I use store bought custard powder)

● strawberry essence

● whipped cream (optional)

Method

Now typically if one is making a trifle, the cake would have to be soaked and fruit stewed etc. But in my recipe all this can be done in minutes. If you don’t have jelly in the house, (which household with children doesn’t?), then you might have to make some before hand and leave it to set. Chop your strawberries and mix in a spoon of brown sugar and leave aside, for your chopped mangoes pour in a dash of vanilla and leave aside. Once jelly is set mix the chopped fruit into it. Take your cake and cut thin slices, mix together a bit of vanilla essence and strawberry essence and pour over the sliced cake. Leave everything to soak, whist you make the custard. Once that is done now is when the real magic happens and it is time to start assembling your masterpiece. First put down a layer of cake, if you like you can add a few more drops of strawberry essence, next your mixed fruit jelly compote of strawberries and mangoes, finally a nice thick layer of custard. Repeat until dish is covered. Keep in the fridge to set. Enjoy!