Name: Spiced South African Plum, Cherry & Coffee Trifle With Cardamom Crumb
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 store-bought Madeira loaf cake; For the spiced compote; 220g/7¾oz caster sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 6 South African plums, stones removed, quartered; 300g/11oz South African cherries, pitted and halved; A handful of extra whole cherries, to serve; 1 extra plum, stone removed, sliced, to serve; For the cardamom crumb; 150g/5oz plain flour; ½ tsp baking powder; 1 tsp ground cardamom; Salt; 75g/3oz Demerara sugar; 100g/4oz unsalted butter, cut into cubes; 2 tbsp milk; For the coffee syrup; 1 tbsp instant strong coffee; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 175ml/6fl oz Kahlua coffee liqueur; For the mascarpone cream; 500g/1lb 2oz mascarpone; 600ml/1pt double cream; 2 tsp vanilla bean extract; 80g/3¼oz icing sugar, sifted

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