Cream Perfect Love

Total Time: 6 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup milk
• 4 whole cloves
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
• vegetable oil or nonstick cooking spray
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 lemon, zest of, grated
• assorted berries or cut fresh fruit, for serving

Recipe

• 1 heat the milk and the cloves in a saucepan over low heat until hot.
• 2 combine the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and beat until lemon colored.
• 3 slowly beat in the warm milk and clvoes, and place in the top of a double boiler over simmering water.
• 4 stir with a wooden spoon until the custard is hot and coats the back of the spoon, about 15 minutes.
• 5 remove from heat, strain into a mixing bowl, and let cool slightly.
• 6 meanwhile, place the gelatin in a small dish and add 1/4 cup cold water.
• 7 set aside to bloom, about 5 minutes.
• 8 stir the gelatin into the custard and continue to stir constantly until the gelatin is completely dissolved and the custard has cooled.
• 9 (for rapid cooling, place the bowl of custard in a larger bowl of ice water.) lightly grease a 5-cup mold or bowl with oil or nonstick cooking spray.
• 10 place heavy cream in a deep bowl and whip until peaks are firm but not stiff.
• 11 fold the lemon zest and then the whipped cream into the custard.
• 12 pour into the prepared mold and refrigerate until firm.
• 13 when ready to serve, pull the custard away from the sides of the mold with your thumb to break the suction.
• 14 invert on to a serving dish and remove the mold.
• 15 surround with fruit.