Very Berry Recipe
Delicious berry recipe made with raspberries, strawberries and blueberries…
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup of sugar
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 pint strawberries (cut into thick slices)
- 1 pint of raspberries
- 1 pint of blueberries
- 1 and 1/2 tsp of cornstarch
Lemon cream:
- 1 tbsp of sugar
- 1 quart whipping cream
- 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
- 1 jar of lemon curd
- 1 plain cake (store bought)
How to:
- Place the raspberries, strawberries and blueberries into a large bowl
- Drizzle over half of the lemon juice
- Lightly toss
- Combine the berries, cornstarch, sugar and the rest of the lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat
- Bring to a simmer
- Cook only until the berries begin to break down and the juices start coming out
- Take the berries off the heat and allow to cool
- The mixture should gradually thicken as it cools down
- Whilst you are waiting for the mixture to cool, start making the lemon cream
- In a large bowl, whip the cream with the vanilla and sugar
- Put the lemon curd into a second bowl and stir in a little of the whipped cream to loosen it
- Fold in the rest of the cream
- Spoon a layer of the lemon cream into a large glass bowl
- Add a layer of the cake, breaking the slices into pieces that fit
- Soak the cake with a layer of berries and their juices
- Continue this for another 3 layers
- Leave room for another layer of cream on the top to finish
- Leave in the fridge until it is ready to serve!
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