Name: Regal Mango Trifle
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Makes: 8–10 servings
Ingredients: A pinch of salt; 375 mL / 12.7 fl oz (1½ cups) whole milk; 1 tablespoon orange zest, or the zest of 1 large orange (optional); 4 large egg yolks*; 75 g / 2.6 oz (6 tablespoons) granulated sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 75 mL / 2.5 fl oz (6 tablespoons) orange or mango juice; 300 mL / 10.1 fl oz (1¼ cup) heavy whipping cream, 35–36 percent fat solids; 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; 250 g / 8.8 oz (4 cups, cubed) vanilla pound cake (babka) store-bought or homemade—see Victoria sponge to make your own; one layer of the cake is enough; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; The flesh of 2 large, ripe mangoes; Passionfruit pulp (the pulp of 3–4 fresh passionfruit) to decorate; 1 large, ripe mango, sliced, to decorate

Preparation info

Makes:
8–10
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

52 Weeks 52 Sweets

By Vedika Luthra

Published 2021

About

In India, we refer to the mango as the king of all fruit: they can be eaten by the dozen, plain, in a beverage, a curry, a pickled item, a dessert, or a dried snack: the possibilities are endless. It is probably the most popular natural confection in the country and exists in over forty varieties. Mangoes are also my favorite fruit: I love the sunset-orange ones, Kesar or Alphonso, that are juicy, ripe, and sweet. If any of our relatives visit us in Poland from India during peak mango seaso