Dessert Recipes - Mocha Orange Trifle  Recipe

Ingredients

• 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup butter, softened

• 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup caster (superfine) sugar

• 4 egg yolks

• 15 ml/1 tbsp instant coffee powder, plus extra for dusting

• 15 ml/1 tbsp hot water

• 1 chocolate Swiss (jelly) roll, sliced

• 15-30 ml/1-2 tbsp coffee liqueur

• 300 g/11 oz/1 medium can of mandarin oranges

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cups double (heavy) cream

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Method:

1. Beat together the butter and sugar. Beat in the egg yolks. Blend the coffee with the water and beat into the mixture.

2. Place the bowl over a pan of hot water and whisk with an electric beater until thick and fluffy. Arrange the Swiss roll slices in a glass serving dish.

3. Drizzle with the coffee liqueur. Reserve a few of the mandarin oranges for decoration and spoon the remainder over the sponge, adding enough of the juice to moisten thoroughly.

4. Spoon over the coffee mixture and chill for at least 2 hours to allow the flavors to develop.

5. Whip the cream until softly peaking. Spread over the surface and dust lightly with coffee powder and the reserved orange segments.