Pineapple Chocolate Crunch Gâteau

Name: Pineapple Chocolate Crunch Gâteau
Yield: Serves 10
Ingredients: 4 sponge fingers; 4 oz (125 g) glacé cherries, chopped; oil for greasing; juice of 1 lemon; 2 oz (50 g) curd cheese; 1 large pineapple; angelica; 1 tablespoon (15 ml spoon) flaked almonds; 2 oz (50 g) unsalted butter; 4 oz (125 g) candied peel; 1 tablespoon (15 ml spoon) hot water; 2 oz (50 g) icing sugar, sifted; ½ pint (300 ml) double cream; 10 oz (300 g) plain chocolate; 2 tablespoons (2 x 15 ml spoons) natural yogurt; glacé cherries; 12 oz (375 g) granulated sugar

Preparation info

Serves
10

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Cooking for Christmas

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1978

About

This is a rich and sumptuous pudding suitable for any Christmas Party. Fresh pineapple is crystallized and then, with other glace fruits and nuts, tops two crunchy layers of dark chocolate sandwiched together with a light cheesecake cream. It is delectable.

Ingredients

1 large pineapple
oil for greasing
10 oz (300 g)

Pie
Christmas
Gluten-free
December
Vegetarian

Method

Cut the pineapple into slices approximately ½-inch (1 cm) thick or less. Cut off the skin, using a sharp knife, and remove the core with an apple corer. Put the pineapple rings in the bottom of a large, heavy saucepan and just cover them with water. Cover the pan, bring to the boil and simmer for ¾-1 hour until the fruit is soft when you push a knife through it.

Meanwhile, oil the sides