Name: Eggnog bavarois cake
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 500 grams ready-made thick vanilla custard; 1/3 cup dark rum (80mL); 1/3 cup caster sugar (75g); 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 6 small gelatine leaves (10g); 380 grams unfilled chocolate sponge cake; 300 mL thickened cream; bamboo skewers; 1 cup dark chocolate Melts, melted (150g); 2 teaspoons chocolate sprinkles or gold and silver cachous; rum butterscotch sauce; 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar (220g); 300 mL thickened cream; 50 gram butter, chopped; 1 tablespoon dark rum

With layers of eggnog custard, chocolate sponge and a decadent rum butterscotch sauce, this stunning creation is the perfect addition to Christmas dessert lineup.

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Ingredients

500 grams ready-made thick vanilla custard

1/3 cup dark rum (80mL)

1/3 cup caster sugar (75g)

1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

6 small gelatine leaves (10g)

380 grams unfilled chocolate sponge cake

300 mL thickened cream

bamboo skewers

1 cup dark chocolate Melts, melted (150g)

2 teaspoons chocolate sprinkles or gold and silver cachous

rum butterscotch sauce

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar (220g)

300 mL thickened cream

50 gram butter, chopped

1 tablespoon dark rum

Method

1.Place half the custard, the rum, sugar, vanilla and spices in a medium saucepan. bring to the boil, whicking until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 2 minutes; remove from heat.

2.Place gelatine leaves in a bowl of cold water. Stand for 5 minutes or until softened. Squeeze excess water from gelatine, add to hot custard mixture; stir until dissolved. Transfer mixture to a large heatproof bowl; whisk in remaining custard. Stand for 5 minutes or until cool.

3.Grease a deep 15cm round cake pan; line base and side with two layers of baking paper, extending the paper 5cm above the edge of the pan. Cut each cake in half; reserve trimmings until required. Place one cake layer in the base of the pan.

4.Beat cream in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until medium peaks form. Fold whipped cream and custard together. Working quickly, pour one cup of custard cream over cake in pan; top with another cake layer. Repeat layering with remaining cake layers and custard cream, finishing with custard cream over the top. Use a small palette knife to level surface. Tap pan on the bench to remove air bubbles. COver; refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

5.Meanwhile make rum butterscotch sauce

6.Place skewers on an oven tray lined with baking paper. Place chocolate in a paper piping bag. Snip off the end of piping bag with scissors. Pipe tree shapes halfway up the skewers; decorate with sprinkles or cachous. Freeze chocolate until firm.

7.Remove cake carefully from pan. Insert trees into cake; crumble some of the reserved cake trimmings around the tree trunks. Serve cake with rum butterscotch sauce.

Rum butterscotch sauce

8.Combine ingredients in a small heavy-based saucepan. Bring to the boil, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens. Cool; refrigerate until cold and thick.

If the sauce has separated, stir well to bring it back together before serving.

Make ahead: Cake and sauce can be made a day ahead and refrigerated. Stand cake and sauce at room temperature for 45 minutes before serving.
Note

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