Cointreau Custard Sauce Food

COINTREAU CUSTARD

Steps:

• Splash a little milk into the cornflour until you have a smooth paste. Gradually stir in a little more milk until quite runny, then scrape into a large saucepan. Whisk in the remaining milk, cream, egg, yolks, vanilla and sugar. Put over a low-medium heat and, stirring or whisking constantly, bring just to the boil until thickened. Sieve into a jug and stir in the Cointreau. You can make this up to a day ahead - just lay a sheet of cling film directly on the surface of the custard to stop a skin forming, and chill. To serve, gently reheat.

COINTREAU CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and cornstarch in a heavy saucepan. Add milk and stir till smooth.
• Add orange peel.
• Gently heat the mixture until it starts to thicken. Stir constantly for 2 minutes.
• Beat egg yolks and slowly add 1/2 cup of the sauce. Slowly add egg mixture to the sauce. Continue to cook for a few minutes, but make sure that the sauce does not boil.
• Pour sauce into a bowl and add vanilla and cointreau, stir gently to mix.
• Refrigerate till ready to use.

APPLE AND BLACKBERRY CAKE WITH BUSHMILLS CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• FOR THE CUSTARD SAUCE: Bring milk to a simmer in a heavy 1 1/2 quart saucepan. Whisk sugar and yolks in large metal bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in hot milk. Returm mixture to saucepan and stir constantly over medium-low heat until custard thickens and covers back of spoon, about 6 minutes (do not allow custard to simmer). Transfer custard to clean bowl. Wisk in whiskey and vanilla. Cool slightly. Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours. makes about 2 cups.
• FOR THE CAKE: Preheat oven to 350°F Butter 10-inch sprinform pan. Line pan with parchment paper; butter paper. Using electric stand mixer and paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar in large bowl, until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs on high speed one at a tine, Add flour alternately with milk, beating just until blended. Stir in diced apples. Fold in blackberries. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Arrange apple slices over top of cake, overlapping neatly.
• Bake cake untl light browned and skewer inserted near center of cake comes out clean, about 1 hour, 15 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes.
• Melt jam in heavy small pan saucepan over medium heat. Strain jam; discard solids. Bush jam over top of cake.
• DO-AHEAD TIP; Sauce and cake can be made 1 day ahead. Keep sauce refrigerated. Cover cake with foil and store at room temperature.
• Spoon custard sauce onto plates. Cut cake into wedges. Transfer wedges to plates and serve.