Ingredients
2 cups thickened cream
divided use
2 cups milk
divided use
⅔ cup caster sugar
plus extra for jelly
¼ cup custard powder
400g madeira cake
trimmed, cut into 2cm pieces
¼ cup orange juice
4 large white nectarines
stones removed, thinly sliced
250g mascarpone
softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp powdered gelatine
for rosewater jelly
2 tbsp rosewater
for rosewater jelly
Allergy Advice
Contains Dairy
Contains Eggs
Contains Gluten
Equipment
- 1 Medium saucepan
- 1 Small bowl
- 1 10 cup-capacity glass serving bowl
- 1 Electric mixer
- 1 Small saucepan
- 1 Jug
- 1 Strainer
Instructions
- Combine 3/4 cup cream, 1 1/2 cups milk and 5 tablespoons sugar in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to the boil.
- Place custard powder in a small bowl. Gradually stir in remaining milk to make a smooth paste. Stir custard mixture into cream mixture.
- Stir over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes or until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat. Cool for 10 minutes.
- Arrange cake in the base of a 10 cup-capacity glass serving bowl. Drizzle with juice. Top with 1/2 the nectarine. Pour over custard. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until cold.
- Using an electric mixer, beat mascarpone, vanilla, remaining sugar and remaining cream until soft peaks form. Spread over custard. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Make Rosewater jelly: Combine sugar and 1 1/4 cups cold water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir for 4 to 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves.
- Sprinkle over gelatine. Stir for 3 to 4 minutes or until dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in rosewater. Strain into a jug. Cool to room temperature.
- Arrange remaining nectarine over mascarpone. Gently pour over cooled jelly. Refrigerate overnight, if time permits. Serve.
Notes
Tip
Cool the jelly to room temperature before pouring over the mascarpone to prevent melting the cream layer.
Tip
Strain the jelly mixture to ensure a perfectly smooth finish.
Variation
Yellow nectarines or peaches can be used if white nectarines are unavailable.
Storage
Refrigerate overnight for best results; keeps for 2-3 days in the fridge.
