KEEPING AN EYE ON ALL THINGS BRITALIAN…

 

Britalian semifreddo

Nigella brought this amazingly quick base for ice-cream to my attention with her oh-so simple and oh-so delicious no churn coffee ice-cream. Let’s just say I’ve taken that idea and ran [sprinkled, drizzled, chopped, shaken and stirred] with it!

100ml Marsala wine
1tbsp caster sugar
1/2 x 397g can condensed milk
300g double cream
3 x 35g snack packs Whitworths tropical mix
75g glacé cherries, roughly chopped
1 x 300g readymade cherry cake

You will also need

1L freezer-proof mould/ loaf tin

1 Heat the Marsala wine and caster sugar in a small saucepan, until the sugar dissolves. Simmer for 1 minute, then leave to cool.

2 Whisk together the cream, condensed milk and 2 tbsp of the sweetened Marsala until soft peaks form.  Stir through the through the tropical fruit and glace cherries.

3 Slice the cherry cake into triangles and strips if you are using a rounded mould or cut into rectangular slices if you are using a straight sided mould such as a loaf tin.

4 Spoon a layer of the cream mix into the bottom of the mould (See Britalian Tip), dip the cake pieces in the Marsala and layer on top of the cream. Repeat the layers until all the ingredients are used up, finishing with a layer of the cream mixture.

5 Freeze for 4 hours or overnight. When ready to serve dip into a bowl of hot water for 2-3 mins and invert onto a serving plate, dip in hot water again if it needs freeing-up a little more.

Britalian Tip

I must admit I had some fun and games getting this out of the mould – I needed to dip it into the hot water a few times (step 5). To make life a little easier you could line your mould with clingfilm or make life even easier and serve in scoops – just as delicious!

Iced coffee Vs cold tea

     

We love an iced-coffee in the UK – the sun merely needs to poke out of the clouds and we’ll be running for an iced frappe-frapaccino with extra ice. And who couldn’t resist with condensation-laden images lurking around every corner, from newspapers to bus stops to huge billboards [to food blogs!], these images are everywhere, but now it looks like it might just be time for tea:

For beautifully cold brewed tea simply spoon 5-7 teaspoons of your chosen tea leaves into the Green Cold Brew T glass bottle, fill up with cold water, put in the silicone filter stopper and refrigerate for 3-6 hours. £20 www.whittard.co.uk

Gerardo Dottori: The Futurist view (& a lovely lunch!)

    

Discover Dottori in style at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art. His bright, bold aeropaintings really stand out, reflecting the excitement in the 1930s for new technology and flight – a source of  inspiration for exploring perspectives of the land from above.

Top off your visit in the landscaped garden cafe; there’s not many galleries in London where you can walk into the cafe and order an authentic Antipasto all’Italiana of Mozzarella di bufala, Parma ham, roasted vegetables, cheeses, olives and salame Milano! Gerardo Dottori: The Futurist View 9th July – 7th September, £5 per adult. www.estorickcollection.com

Words & recipe photos: Angela Romeo. Coffee photo: Yeko Photo Studio/Shutterstock