Ambrosia Icebox Cakes
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 3 large eggs plus 2 yolks, room temperature
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Pinch fine salt
- 2 oranges
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons cream sherry, such as Oloroso
- 18 soft ladyfingers
- 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut, lightly toasted
- 1.
- Bring pineapple juice to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Whisk eggs, yolks, sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl.
- Slowly pour hot juice into egg mixture, while whisking constantly.
- Return mixture to pan and cook, stirring constantly, until it boils and coats back of a spoon.
- Continue cooking about 1 more minute.
- Remove from heat, stir in butter, lemon juice, and salt.
- Strain mixture into a small bowl set over ice.
- Place a piece of plastic wrap directly onto surface of curd and set aside to cool.
- 2.
- Finely grate zest from 1 orange and reserve.
- Trim and discard peel from remaining orange and cut out segments.
- Chop and toss with zest.
- Whip cream and confectioners' sugar together until soft peaks form and fold into chopped orange.
- 3.
- Juice zested orange into a bowl and stir in sherry.
- Lightly brush ladyfingers with this liquid and press into bottom and along sides of 6 ramekins.
- Evenly divide pineapple curd among ramekins.
- Top each with orange-whipped cream and toasted coconut.
- Refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Release cakes from ramekins to serve.
pineapple juice, eggs, sugar, cornstarch, cold unsalted butter, lemon juice, salt, oranges, whipping cream, sugar, cream sherry, ladyfingers, coconut
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/ambrosia-icebox-cakes-recipe.html (may not work)