Tom Aiken's Blackberry fool

• 500 g (17.6oz) British blackberries
• 155 g (5.5oz) Caster sugar
• 1 Lemon (juice and peel of)
• 500 ml (17.6fl oz) Whipping cream
• 2 Drops of vanilla essence

1. Place the vanilla bean into a pan with the lemon peel, lemon juice, blackberries, 130g sugar (ie.
2. Keeping 25g aside) and place on a tight fitting lid.
3. On a low heat, simmer for 7-8 minutes until the blackberries start to break down, then remove from the heat and leave to cool, with the lid on.
4. Whisk the cream with 2-3 drops of vanilla essence, 25g caster sugar.
5. Whisk until semi whipped.
6. Put compote into a large mixing bowl.
7. Carefully fold in the cream in 3 lots, with a spatula.
8. You may want to taste the mixture before adding all the cream, depending on how strong you want the blackberry taste.

sugar, lemon, drops of vanilla essence

Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/12677/tom-aikens-blackberry-fool (may not work)