Dessert Recipes - Lovely Lemon Charlotte Recipe

Ingredients

• 14-16 sponge (lady) fingers

• Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon

• 10 ml/2 tsp gin (optional)

• 410 g/14 1/2 oz/1 large can of custard

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Method:

1. Halve the sponge fingers. Mix half the lemon juice with the gin, if using, and brush over the sponge finger halves.

2. Arrange the halved sponge fingers around the edges of four ramekins (custard cups).

3. Mix the lemon rind and remaining juice into the custard. Spoon into the sponge-lined ramekins.

4. If you have any lemony sponge fingers remaining, chop them and sprinkle on the top. Chill until ready to serve.