Finally, a week after the fact, I present to you the dessert I made for this year's Solstice meal, and let me tell you, this is a doozy! I knew the moment I saw it in the November (and final) issue of Gourmet Magazine, that I had to make this. It was just too good to pass up.
And boy was I right! This was an incredible concoction. And pretty simple to make. You can find the original recipe here.
The only change I made to the recipe was that, for the gingerbread cake, I used about 1/4 cup of chopped ginger in syrup that came in Jodi's parcel, and I reduced the ground ginger to about 1 tsp. It was a good call; the chopped ginger really added a lot of flavour to the cake. In the end, however, it wasn't the greatest gingerbread I've ever had, but since it was going in a trifle, it didn't matter as much.
The pumpkin mousse was fabulous and easy to make. In fact, in general, this was a very easy dessert to put together, and very light. I would definitely make this again!
As it happened, it didn't all get eaten on Solstice, so guess what I had for breakfast the following three mornings? Yep. And it makes an awesome breaky, too, I must say!
17 comments:
Mmmmm, trifle.... pumpking and gingerbread? What a delicious combination.
Wow, it looks so majestic. That last issue of Gourmet seemed to have the best recipes.
This sounds amazing... Funny you are eating that for breakfast, I am eating leftover onion bread pudding from your earlier post. Can not tell you how much I enjoyed that (well, i will as i plan to blog it today)
oooooooh wow....I love pumpkin and I love gingerbread. I don't think I would share this dessert with anyone.
That is pretty...when I first saw the photo I thought it was tiramasu.
Oh, is that a load of crystallized ginger on the top...yum!!! Sounds and looks awesome :)
I have two words for you: WOW and Impressive! :-)
Come take a look... I loved your bread pudding from a few days ago, and it fit right in to a lifestyle change I have been wanting to do...
http://yearonthegrill.blogspot.com/2009/12/new-years-resolutions-started-yesterday.html
That trifle is very original! I love the choice of ingredients!
Cheers,
Rosa
Am I the only one to see a "face" in your trifle dish?
I bet the flavors were amazing together.
"cheaw" is the word verification-kinda funny!
Tamilyn: Actually, now that you point it out, I can see a face, too!
Awesome. That must be a great breakfast! :D
I'd eat that for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Lovely!
wow...that looks so pretty and mouth watering... :)
What a wonderful looking dessert! Oh yea, I can see this as a breakfast. Hope you have a Hapy New Year! :)
What a wonderful looking dessert! Oh yea, I can see this as a breakfast. Hope you have a Hapy New Year! :)
Sounds like a wonderful combination. :)
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