Blackberry and Peach Trifle
Source of Recipe
Martha Stewart
List of Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter for Bakin Dish - Room Temp
- 1 cup all purpose flour, plus more for baking dish
- 1 lb ripe yellow peaches (about 3)
- 1 lb rip white peaches (about 3)
- 1 lb fresh blackberries (about 3 heaping cups)
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 with the rack in the center. Butter and flour a 9X13 inch baking dish and set aside.
- Fill a large saucepan with 2/3 full water. Bring water to a simmer over medium high heat. Score the cottom of each peach. Gently put peaches into the simmering water. Using a slotted spoon, remove peaches from the water when skin easlily peels away from the flesh. Plunge into an ice bath until cool enough to handle, peel immediately.
- Cut the peaches into 8 slices. Cut a third of slices in half crosswise (makes about 1 1/2 cups) and set aside. Place the remaining slices in a medium covered bowl and set aside. In another medium bowl combine the balckberries and 2 tbsp sugar. Set aside to macerate, stir occasionally.
- In a small bowl whip 1 cup cream until stiff peaks form. Set aside for the batter. Whip remaining 2 cups cream and fridge.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, lightly beat the eggs. Add remaining 3/4 cups sugar and beat until mixture is pale and thick (about 3 minutes)
- Stir in vanilla
- Into a small bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually stir four mixture into the egg mixture.
- Gradually stir flour mixture into the egg mixture. Gently fold the reserved whipped cream into the batter in three additions.
- Pour the batter into the prepared dish and spread evenly.
- Scatter reserved peach pieces and third of the blackberries over the batter.
- Bake until the cake is golden and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. About 35 minutes.
- Transfer cake toa wire rack and let cool completely.
- To assemble, cut the cake into six pieces. Place three pieces into the bottom of a straight sided glass serving bowl or compote.
- Spoon half the fruit and berry juice over cake. Spoon half of refridgerated whipped cream over the fruit. Repeat with remaining cake, fruit and cream.
- Drizzle remaining berry juice over trifle.
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