Anglo Italian Trifle

Asked by kayte. Answered on 9th January 2016

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I recently made the Anglo-Italian Trifle, which was delicious. However the taste of amaretto from the biscuits was perhaps a little too strong. Could I maybe substitute some of the the biscuits for a plain or ginger biscuit? Would the mixture of the amaretto and ginger flavours work well together? I would appreciate your comments. Many thanks Kate

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Nigella's Anglo-Italian Trifle (from Nigella Summer and on the Nigella website) has an Italian influence from the addition of amaretti biscuits, mascarpone and limoncello. Amaretti biscuits are made from almonds and it is probably the almond flavour that you may find too overpowering. If you prefer to decrease the amaretti biscuits then ginger would be an option as it will mary well with the other flavours, though ginger itself can be quite assertive so if you are not keen on ginger then you could use half the amount of amaretti and use a couple more trifle sponges instead.

The caramelised biscuits that are often served with coffee (sometimes called Lotus, Biscoff or speculoos cookies) could be another alternative as they have the crunchy texture but a slightly milder spiced flavour.