How to Make Mixed Fruits Gateau

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 30 mins + 1 hour (inactive)

Cooking time: –

Ingredients needed to make Mixed Fruits Gateau:

• 1 packet ladyfinger biscuits
• Two (9 oz) sponge flan cases
• 1 pint double cream
• 1 large punnet raspberries
• Mixed fresh fruits
• 1 jar fruit compote
• 2 tbsp brandy
• 2 oz icing sugar
• 1 oz caster sugar

Cooking instructions for Mixed Fruits Gateau:

• Grease a 7’’ spring-form pan with a lashing of oil and line it with a cling film.
• Use a 10’’ round base of a spring-form tin as a guide to carve out the centre of two sponge flan cases.
• Place one of the sponge discs into the prepared tin and set the other aside until necessary.
• Pour the double cream in a medium bowl and whip it thoroughly along with sugar and a splash if brandy until the mixture thickens and forms soft peaks.
• Leave it in the refrigerator to chill.
• Divide the each ladyfinger biscuit into two equal halves and lay them out, side by side, along the border of the ring.
• Spread the fruit compote evenly into the base of the sponge and top it up with a large splodge of whipped cream.
• Spread it out in a smooth layer so that they reach the edges of the ring, without shifting the biscuits from their place.
• Scatter the raspberries on top of the whipped cream layer and place the other sponge flan round on top.
• Give it a gentle press and place a plate on top of the ring.
• Hold it tightly against the ring and flip the entire arrangement over.
• Lift up the ring of the spring form tin carefully to remove it and leave it in the fridge for an hour to set.
• Take the gateau out of the fridge and peel off the cling film.
• Sprinkle the icing sugar on top to cover completely and decorate with the mixed fruits on top.
• Serve chilled.

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