Fall flavors trifle!

Ingredients:

Custard Breakdown: 

1 cup heavy Cream

1 cup Milk

1/3 of a cup White sugar

1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract

4 Eggs

2 teaspoons of cornstarch 

Caramelized Apples:

Apples

Brown sugar

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

butter

Lemons & Lemon zest

Whipped cream (I whip my own, but a can is fine too)

Store bought ginger cookies (Your fav!)

Boxed Spice Cake 

Yall know the drill on this one, 

Eggs, oil, dry cake mix – follow the instructions! 

Method

Bake the spice cake according to box instructions, we’ve all done this it’s not cheating, life is short make box cake!

While the cake is in the oven caramelize your apples.

I take the skin off them and right away squeeze with lemon juice.

Sauté some butter in a shallow pan, throw in your apples, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Sauté for a few minutes until the sugar and butter start to form a caramel coating over the apples.

Squeeze more lemons onto the mixture to cut the sugar.

Sprinkle a little salt – sounds crazy but brings out the apple flavor.

Zest some lemon peel into the mixture.

Stir until apples are soft but not falling apart.

Take off heat and put in the fridge to cool.

Now make your custard, this used to intimidate me until I realizes how simple it was! The trick is just keep whisking! Never stop beating !

So to star beat your eggs corn starch and sugar in a bow until they’re incorporated and frothy.

Heat the milk, cream and vanilla in a small saucepan just until bubbles form along the edges of the pan.

Remove 1/2 cup of the hot cream and whisk it into the egg mixture, whisking constantly. Gradually pour the egg yolk mixture back into the saucepan with the rest of the cream mixture, whisking constantly to prevent clumping. Continue to cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture leaves a path on the back of spoon when you draw your finger across it. DO NOT BOIL.

Cover and chill. Can be made a day in advance.

When the cake is ready and has cooled, cut it up into 1x1” chunks – rough is just fine.

Crush the ginger cookies (not into dust but into crumbles) reserve a handful for garnish.

Whip the cream in a bowl with an electric mixer or have your can of whipped cream on standby.

Begin layering.

1st layer spice cake

2nd layer custard

3rd layer apples

4th layer whipped cream

5th layer crumbled cookies

6th layer more custard

Top the whole thing off with whipped cream and garnish with remaining crumbled ginger cookies.