Belle Helene Trifle

==Description==
Serves 6.
===Ingredients===
*egg yolks - 3,
* caster sugar - 50 g (2 oz),
* cocoa - 4 tsp, 
*milk - 300 ml (pint),
* vanilla essence - 1 tsp,
* rum - 3 tbsp,
* whipping cream - 150 ml (* pint), whipped, 
*Trifle sponges - 8,
* Pear jam - 2 tbsp,
* Pears in juice - 1 x 425 g (15 oz) can, 
*chocolate, 
*almonds and a cherry.
===Directions===
#Cream the egg yolks, Sugar and cocoa until fluffy. 
#Bring milk and essence to the boil, pour over egg mixture, whisk and add the rum. 
#Strain mixture into a heavy based or double saucepan, stir over gentle heat until custard thickens. Cool. 
#Fold in most of the cream.
#Split the sponges, spread with jam, arrange sponges and Pears in the base of a serving bowl, use some of the juice to moisten sponges.
#Cover with chocolate sauce, decorate with remaining cream, chocolate, almonds and the cherry.
==See also==
Category:Desserts
Category:British Desserts
Category:British Recipes
category:Cherry Recipes
category:vanilla essence Recipes
category:imitation vanilla extract Recipes
category:light whipping cream Recipes
category:Superfine sugar Recipes
category:chocolate Recipes
category:cherry Recipes
category:cocoa Recipes
category:Sugar Recipes
category:granulated sugar Recipes
category:cream Recipes
category:milk Recipes
category:egg Recipes
category:vanilla essence Recipes
category:imitation vanilla extract Recipes
category:light whipping cream Recipes
category:Superfine sugar Recipes
category:chocolate Recipes
category:cherry Recipes
category:cocoa Recipes
category:Sugar Recipes
category:granulated sugar Recipes
category:cream Recipes
category:milk Recipes
category:egg Recipes
category:vanilla essence Recipes
category:imitation vanilla extract Recipes
category:light whipping cream Recipes
category:Superfine sugar Recipes
category:chocolate Recipes
category:cherry Recipes
category:cocoa Recipes
category:Sugar Recipes
category:granulated sugar Recipes
category:cream Recipes
category:milk Recipes
category:egg Recipes
category:almond Recipes
category:Pears Recipes
category:Desserts with Rum
Category:Trifle Desserts
Category:Pear Desserts