Mini Orange Trifle Food

MINI ROSEWATER TRIFLES WITH CARDAMOM CREAM

Steps:

• For the orange blossom almond cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and line the bottom with parchment.
• Whisk together the almond flour, all-purpose flour and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy, for a few minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Add the almond extract, orange blossom water and lemon zest. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix to combine.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake until browned on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the edges are just slightly pulling in from the pan. Begin checking for doneness at 55 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• For the rosewater fruit: Add the blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, sugar, rosewater and lemon zest to a medium bowl. Toss to combine and gently macerate with the back of a wooden spoon or spatula to release the juices from the berries. Cover with plastic wrap and allow the berries to marinate for 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
• For the cardamom cream: Whip the cream in a large bowl with a whisk or mixer until stiff peaks form. Fold in the Greek yogurt and cardamom until just combined. Set aside.
• For serving: Slice the cake into 3/4-inch cubes. Distribute half of the whipped cream among twelve 12-ounce glasses. Top with half the fruit among the glasses. Then layer the cake (there will be extra cake leftover or you can use extra cake here), 8 to 10 cubes per glass. Finally, distribute the remaining fruit on top of the cake, then the whipped cream on top of that. Using the sharp edge of an offset spatula, swipe the top of the whipped cream so it creates a flat surface of cream flush with the rim of each glass. Garnish with a few candied rose petals and roasted pistachios as desired. Serve!

ORANGE-ANGEL FOOD TRIFLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan, using water. Immediately turn pan upside down onto narrow-necked glass bottle or heatproof surface; cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In medium bowl, make pudding mix as directed on box, using milk. Fold in vanilla and 1 container whipped topping. Refrigerate until ready to assemble.
• Remove cake from pan. Cut or tear cake into 1-inch cubes. In trifle or glass bowl, arrange one-third of the cake cubes. Drizzle with liqueur. Top with one-third of the pudding mixture and one-third of the orange sections. Repeat layers twice. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour. Garnish with coconut.

ORANGE BLOSSOM TRIFLE

Steps:

• Stir together orange juice, eggs, and sugar in a small saucepan. Place over low heat, and stir constantly until the sugar has dissolved, and the mixture is very thick. Once thick, strain mixture into a large bowl, and stir in butter cubes until melted. Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
• Fold whipped cream into cold egg mixture until smooth. Recover and refrigerate for 3 hours.
• To assemble, place half of the cubed angel food cake into the bottom of a trifle bowl. Spoon on half of the whipped cream mixture, and sprinkle with half of the Mandarin oranges. Create a second layer with the remaining angel food cake, whipped cream mixture, and Mandarin oranges. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

MINI ORANGE TRIFLE

Steps:

• Cut 1 orange into 6 slices; peel and section remaining oranges. Use miniature cookie cutter to cut 6 small shapes from 1 cake slice.
• Place 1 of the remaining cake slices in each of 6 individual dessert dishes; cover evenly with layers of half each of the orange sections and COOL WHIP. Repeat layers.
• Garnish with cake cutouts, orange slices and cherries.

ACCIDENTALLY FABULOUS ORANGE TRIFLE!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour your pan.
• Prepare cake mix according to directions.
• Remove 1 1/2 cups of the batter and set aside.
• Pour remaining batter into the pan.
• Stir dry orange jello into the 1 1/2 cups batter.
• Drop this onto the batter in the pan, and cut through batter with a knife, with S-shaped curves, in one continuous motion, for a swirled effect.
• Bake according to cake mix directions.
• Cool and crumble.
• Make the vanilla pudding, according to the box, with the 2 cups of milk.
• In a trifle bowl, layer 1/3 of the cake, 1/2 of the pudding, and 1/3 of the clementines.
• Continue for another layer.
• For the top layer, you'll only have cake and oranges -- you'll then top that layer with the Cool Whip, and garnish (if desired) with a few clementine secions.

BLOOD ORANGE TRIFLES

Steps:

• Cut off the ends of the blood oranges. Slice off the peel and white pith with a paring knife. Cut between the membranes toward the center to release the segments. Squeeze the membranes over a bowl to extract the juice; strain out the seeds.
• Combine all but 1 tablespoon of the blood orange juice, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon liqueur and 1/4 cup water in small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until syrupy, 2 to 3 minutes. Let cool.
• Bring 2 inches water to a simmer in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk the egg yolks, lemon juice, the reserved 1 tablespoon blood orange juice and the remaining 1/3 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons liqueur in a heatproof bowl that fits in the pan without touching the water. Whisk constantly, scraping the bowl, until the custard is thick, 10 to 12 minutes (remove from the heat if it starts to curdle). Remove the bowl from the pan and whisk until cooled. Beat the cream in a separate bowl with a mixer until stiff, then fold into the custard.
• To assemble, dip 2 ladyfinger halves in the orange juice syrup; layer in each glass. Top with some custard and oranges. Make 2 more layers of ladyfingers, custard and oranges; cover with plastic wrap and chill 2 hours. Crush the remaining 2 ladyfingers and sprinkle on top along with the pistachios.

CHOCOLATE ORANGE-TINI TRIFLE

Steps:

• To make the posset, put the cream, sugar and both zests in a pan and bring to a simmer. Turn up the heat and bubble for 3 mins exactly, then remove from the heat and stir in the citrus juice. Sieve the mixture into a large trifle bowl and chill for at least 4 hrs, or overnight until set.
• Scatter the madeira cake pieces over the posset layer.
• To make the fruit layer, stir the marmalade and vodka together, pour over the chopped fruit and mix. Tip the mixture over the cake pieces and return to the fridge to chill.
• Meanwhile, make the custard. Put the chocolate and custard in a pan stirring over a low heat and gently warm until the mixture is piping hot and the chocolate has melted. Leave to cool, stirring occasionally to stop a skin forming. Once cooled, pour over the fruit layer.
• To make the mousse, put the cream and egg whites in separate bowls, adding a pinch of salt to the egg whites. Using a very clean electric whisk, beat the egg whites to stiff peaks, add the sugar and briefly whisk again. Whisk the cream until it just holds its shape, then fold in the yogurt.
• Chop the chocolate, put it in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water and stir until melted, or melt in the microwave in short bursts. Leave to cool for 3-5 mins, then stir in the egg yolks.
• Add a large spoonful of the egg whites to the chocolate mixture and stir to loosen. Add the remaining egg whites and the whipped cream. Fold everything together with a large metal spoon, keeping as much air in as possible. When there are no more visible streaks, dollop the mousse on top of the trifle. Decorate with your chosen toppings. Will keep in the fridge for up to three days without toppings.

TRIPLE ORANGE LAYER TRIFLE

Steps:

• Cut the cake into bite sized pieces.
• Drain mandarin oranges, reserving 1 cup juice. Reserve 5 orange slices for garnish. Cut the remaining slices into bite sized pieces.
• Place reserved juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from the heat. Add gelatin mix and stir until the gelatin mix is dissolved.
• Combine gelatin mixture and sherbet in a large bowl. Stir until sherbet is melted. Fold in whipped topping.
• Layer cake pieces, orange pieces and sherbet mixture one half at a time in a glass serving dish.
• Chill, covered, for 6 to 8 hours. Top with reserved orange slices.