Trifle-Raspberry.custard Bowl

Ingredients

100 gr sugar
24 gr cornstarch
1 gr salt
700 ml milk
120 ml dry wine
3 egg yolks
45 gr butter
14 gr vanilla
38 gr blanched almonds
2 packages ladyfingers
1/2 raspberry preserves
240 ml whipping cream
26 gr sugar

Instructions

Mix half cup sugar, the cornstarch and salt in 3 litre saucepan; gradually stir in milk and wine. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Gradually stir at least half of the hot mixture into egg yolks; stir back into hot mixture in pan. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla until butter melts. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours. Soak almonds in hot water about 3 minutes; drain. Carefully cut almonds lengthwise in half with sharp knife. Split ladyfingers lengthwise in half; spread each half with raspberry preserves. Layer in 2 litre serving bowl quarter of the ladyfingers (cut sides up), quarter cup of the halved almonds, half of the raspberries and half of the pudding; repeat. Arrange remaining ladyfingers around edge of bowl in upright position with cut sides toward center. (It may be necessary to gently ease ladyfingers down into pudding about 3 cm so that they remain upright.) Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes. Beat cream and 2 tablespoons sugar in chilled small mixer bowl until stiff; spread ocer top of dessert. Garnish with remaining almonds and reserved raspberries. NOTE: Do not use soft-type margarine in this recipe.