Lychee and Mango Trifle

Name: Lychee and Mango Trifle
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: prepared fresh strawberries, lychees and mangoes to decorate; 1 pint whipping cream; prepared fresh strawberries, lychees and mangoes to decorate; prepared fresh strawberries, lychees and mangoes to decorate; 14 oz pound cake, ready bought; 5 tablespoons Grand Marnier (optional); 2 cups prepared stirred custard; 1 can lychees, drained unless you are not using liqueur; 14 oz fresh mangoes, sliced

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

China Modern

By Ching-He Huang

Published 2006

About

An easy dessert that is delicious and refreshing after a heavy supper. I regularly make this dessert because it’s fast, unfussy and simple to make, especially for a crowd. It is a firm favorite with children, too (minus the alcohol). Lychees and mangoes pair very well and the Grand Marnier adds a special flavor.

Ingredients

14 oz pound cake, ready bought
1 can lychees, drained unless you are not using liqueur
14

Asia
China
Supper
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Slice the pound cake and fit it in the bottom of a trifle dish or large glass bowl. Top with a layer of lychees and mangoes over the cake and add a drizzle of Grand Marnier or some juice from the lychee can. Add another layer of cake, more Grand Marnier or juice and more fruit. Top with a layer of custard.
Whip the cream until it forms soft peaks. Smooth a laye