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Crema de Fruta

Crema de Fruta layers sponge cake, silky custard, fruit, and a clear pineapple gel topping.

3 hours · Serves 12

Ingredients for Crema de Fruta

  • 2 baked 9-inch sponge cake layers
  • 3 1/2 cups full-cream milk
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • 1 1/2 cups pineapple juice
  • 2 tbsp unflavored gelatin
  • 1 cup water
  • 6 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 can sliced peaches
  • 1 can sliced pineapples
  • 12 preserved cherries

How to cook Crema de Fruta

  1. 1.For custard, whisk milk, egg yolks, confectioners' sugar, and flour in a saucepan. Stir constantly over low heat until thickened; cool.
  2. 2.For gelatin, stir pineapple juice, gelatin, water, sugar, and lemon juice over low heat until fully dissolved; cool slightly.
  3. 3.Place one sponge layer in a serving dish. Spread with custard and arrange some peaches, pineapples, and cherries on top.
  4. 4.Add the second cake layer, spread with remaining custard, and arrange remaining fruit. Pour gelatin evenly over the surface.
  5. 5.Chill until the gelatin is fully set, then slice and serve.
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