Gingerbread & Lemon Curd Trifle W/ Blackberry Sauce

Name: Gingerbread & Lemon Curd Trifle W/ Blackberry Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons ground ginger; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger; 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 cup packed golden brown sugar; 3 large eggs; 1 cup molasses; 1 cup boiling water; 2 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel; 2 (11 ounce) jars prepared lemon curd; 2 cups heavy cream, sweetened with; sugar, and; vanilla, beaten to soft peaks; 2 pints fresh blackberries or 2 pints frozen blackberries, thawed; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 pinch salt; 2 tablespoons raspberry liqueur, framboise; 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice

Submitted by Cristina Barry

"Bobby Flay recipe from www.foodtv.com. I have yet to make this recipe, but I was intrigued by the different flavors, and colours. Hope you like it."

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photo by John S.

Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 24
Serves:: 8

ingredients

Gingerbread Cake
nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons ground cinnamon
³⁄₄ teaspoon ground cloves
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup packed golden brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup molasses
1 cup boiling water
2 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons grated lemon peel
Lemon Curd Filling
2 (11 ounce) jars prepared lemon curd
2 cups heavy cream, sweetened with
sugar, and
vanilla, beaten to soft peaks
Blackberry Sauce
2 pints fresh blackberries or 2 pints frozen blackberries, thawed
¹⁄₄ cup sugar
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons raspberry liqueur, framboise
1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice

directions

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
Spray 1 half-sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper; spray paper.
Sift flour and next 6 ingredients into medium bowl.
Mix in crystallized ginger.
Using an electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy.
Beat in brown sugar.
Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
Gradually beat in molasses, followed by 1 cup boiling water.
Mix in grated lemon peel.
Gradually mix in dry ingredients.
Transfer batter to prepared pan.
Bake until a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Transfer to a rack to cool for 15 minutes.
Run a knife around the pan sides.
Turn out onto a rack and peel off paper. Cool and cut into 1-inch cubes.
Blackberry Sauce:
Place blackberries, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan and cook until the berries are soft and the sugar has melted.
Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth.
Pour through a strainer into a bowl.
Stir in the framboise and lemon juice.
Set aside until ready to use.
To assemble:
Using a trifle bowl, start with an even layer of gingerbread cubes, top with 1/3 of the lemon curd mixture, and 1/3 of the blackberry sauce.
Repeat 2 more times.
Top with remaining whipped cream.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight before serving.

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Reviews

Bobby Flay's trifle is labor intensive, but it's worth it! I made this years ago and it was so fantastic that I've never forgotten the recipe. The gingerbread is incredibly moist and the addition of the candied ginger makes it exceptional...pretty much the best gingerbread I've ever had. I made the lemon curd from scratch, but only because my son needs all natural food and no preservatives; I imagine that would help cut down on the work considerably to use jarred. But the use of whipped cream to cut the tartness is important, especially next to the intense blackberry sauce. As an earlier person mentioned, it's important to strain the seeds from the sauce through a seive. All in all, this is the holiday dessert I make when I want to impress coworkers, friends, and family...using a large glass trifle bowl makes the dessert look as good as it tastes!

Dawn W.
I made this recipe last Christmas and haven't reviewed until now. Oops! My family thought it was great, and I thought it was very good, but it was very rich and I could only eat a small portion of it (maybe that's not a bad thing!). I used Alton Brown's recipe for the lemon curd and that worked very well for me. Make sure you use a coarse strainer for the raspberry sauce, I didn't have one and it made the process pretty laborious. I ended up just using the raspberry sauce about half strained, and I could tell that it would have been better if the seeds weren't in the mix--they were distracting. I definitely liked the trifle better a day or two after I made it--the flavors melded together better the longer they sat! Thanks for sharing this recipe!

Mommy2two
I made this for dessert at Thankgiving last year and it was a huge hit. Besides being delicious it is an absolutely beautiful dessert.

John S.
This is a FABULOUS recipe. I made it a few Christmases ago, and it has become a family tradition. The gingerbread is dark, moist and delicious. It keeps well and freezes beautifully. I froze part of it separately. It looks beautiful, and goes a long way as it is quite rich and luscious. I have also brought this to a holiday party at work and it was very well received, with recipe requests.

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