Name: Homemade vanilla custard with fruit cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: Vanilla custard; 300 millilitre cream; 1 1/2 cup milk; 2 teaspoon vanilla essence; 6 egg yolks; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 2 teaspoon cornflour; bought fruit cake, to serve

Ingredients

Vanilla custard

300 millilitre cream

1 1/2 cup milk

2 teaspoon vanilla essence

6 egg yolks

1/2 cup caster sugar

2 teaspoon cornflour

bought fruit cake, to serve

Method

Vanilla custard

1.Place cream and milk in a medium heavy-based saucepan. Using a wooden spoon, stir over moderately low heat until mixture comes to a simmer (don’t boil). Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.

2.Meanwhile, whisk egg yolks, sugar and cornflour together in a large heatproof bowl until pale and creamy.

3.Gradually whisk hot milk mixture into egg mixture. Pour into a clean pan. Cook and stir over moderately low heat for 12-15 minutes or until mixture coats back of spoon. Drizzle over cake to serve.

You can make custard a day ahead.
Note

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Ingredients

Method

Vanilla custard

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