Layered Chocolate, Pistachio and Cherry Spumoni

What you need

• 250 ml (1 cup) whole milk
• 5 large egg yolks
• 120 g (1/2 cup + 1 tbsp) granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 450 ml (1 3/4 cups + 2 tbsp) heavy cream, cold
• 70 g (2 1/2 oz) dark chocolate, 70% cocoa, chopped
• 90 g (3 oz) pistachios, shelled and unsalted
• 100 g (3 1/2 oz) maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry

Method

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1. 1

   Line a 1.5 l (6 cup) loaf pan with plastic wrap, leaving a 5 cm (2 in) overhang on the long sides.

2. 2

   Heat the milk in a saucepan until steaming.

3. 3

   Whisk the yolks and sugar in a bowl for 1 min, until pale. Pour in the hot milk in a thin stream, whisking.

4. 4

   Return the mixture to the pan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until it coats the back of a spoon and reaches 80 °C (175 °F), 5-7 min. Do not let it boil.

5. 5

   Strain into a bowl, stir in the vanilla and cool over a bowl of ice water for about 15 min, stirring now and then.

6. 6

   Meanwhile grind 70 g of the pistachios to a fine meal in a food processor. Chop the rest and set aside for serving.

7. 7

   Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over barely simmering water. Let it cool slightly.

8. 8

   Chop 80 g of the cherries and keep the rest for serving.

9. 9

   Whip the cream to soft peaks, until it just holds its shape.

10. 10

    Divide the cooled custard among 3 bowls. Stir the melted chocolate into the first, the ground pistachios into the second and the chopped cherries into the third.

11. 11

    Fold a third of the whipped cream into each bowl, in two additions, until no streaks remain.

12. 12

    Spread the chocolate layer in the loaf pan and smooth the top. Freeze for 1 hour, until firm to the touch.

13. 13

    Spread the pistachio layer over it and freeze for 1 hour.

14. 14

    Spread the cherry layer on top and freeze for at least 4 hours, or overnight.

15. 15

    To serve, lift the spumoni out by the plastic overhang, turn it onto a platter and peel off the wrap. Let it stand for 5 min.

16. 16

    Slice with a knife dipped in hot water. Scatter the chopped pistachios and the remaining cherries over the slices.

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