Bourbon Fruit Layer Dessert

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 large oranges
• 8 ounces fresh strawberries (about 10 strawberries)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons bourbon
• 2 ounces chocolate, chilled (milk or dark)
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• strawberry, to decorate (optional)

Recipe

• 1 peel each orange and finely dice the flesh, discarding the tough core and any seeds (i find it easiest to quarter each orange, then peel).
• 2 hull and dice the strawberries.
• 3 put both fruits in a bowl and add the bourbon. add 1/2 tablespoon of the sugar and stir. leave to soak for about 30 minutes in the fridge. gently stir as frequently as you can- every 5 minutes if possible- to evenly blend the flavours.
• 4 finely grate the chocolate until you have the required 4 tablespoons grated (chilling it beforehand stops it from melting in your hands as you grate it) .
• 5 when the fruit has finished soaking, whip the cream until it starts to stiffen.
• 6 add the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar to the cream.
• 7 drain the fruit through a sieve, pouring the juices and bourbon into the whipped cream. stir gently to mix.
• 8 in four glasses, put a layer of fruit, then cream, then chocolate flakes. repeat the layers of fruit, cream and chocolate, finishing with the chocolate. if desired, top with a fanned strawberry.