Bourbon Pumpkin Trifle
Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Total Time: 1 Hour
Servings: 8-10
Ingredients
2 1/4 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
3/4 tsp Salt
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
3/4 Cup Sugar
3/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup Applesauce
1 1/4 Cup Unsweetened Pumpkin Puree
1 1/2 tsp Bourbon
1/2 tsp Vanilla
Bourbon Whipped Cream
3 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
2 Tbsp Sugar
1 - 2 Tbsp Bourbon
Zest of 1 Lemon
Candied Ginger
Walnut Praline
3/4 Cup Walnuts
3/4 Cup Sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put both sugars, eggs, and apple sauce in the bowl of a mixer and whisk until the mixture becomes light yellow and thickens. Mix in the pumpkin puree and vanilla and mix well. Add the dry ingredients and stir until fully combined. Pour the batter into a greased 14x9 jelly roll pan and bake for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean. Take pastry brush and brush bourbon on the top of the cake. You can be as generous as you like or skip it altogether. Set the cake aside to cool completely. When cool, cut it into 1 inch by 1 inch squares.
Pour the walnuts into a cast iron frying pan and toast over medium high heat until they become fragrant. Take them off the heat immediately and set aside.
In a small heavy bottomed saucepan heat the sugar on medium heat for about 5-7 minutes until melted. Be sure to stir with a wooden spoon constantly. Take the sugar off of flame and stir in the walnuts. Pour the mixture onto a parchment lined and greased baking sheet and spread it out evenly. Set aside and let it cool completely. When it is totally cooled, break it into small pieces.
Pour the whipping cream, sugar, bourbon, and lemon zest into the bowl of a mixer. Using the whisk attachment, mix until stiff peaks form.
Time to build you Trifle!
Using a trifle bowl, or a decorative bowl you already have at home, put about a cup of whipped cream and spread it evenly. take a handful of pumpkin cake and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle the praline over that and repeat. End with whipped cream on top and sprinkle the remaining praline. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 6 hours.
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