Hungarian Trifle | Desserts | Umami

Ingredients

• 1 Walnut Sponge Cake
• 1 Cocoa Sponge Cake
• 1 Plain Sponge Cake
• Vanilla Pastry Cream
• For the Rum Simple Syrup:
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup water
• Optional: 1 (3-inch) strip orange zest
• Optional: 1 (3-inch) strip lemon zest
• Optional: 1/3 cup golden rum
• For Assembly:
• 1/3 cup apricot preserves
• 1/2 cup walnuts (finely chopped)
• 1/2 cup raisins (golden or dark)
• Garnish: 3 tablespoons cocoa powder (Dutch-processed)
• For the Rum Chocolate Sauce:
• Optional: 3 tablespoons golden rum
• 6 ounces chocolate (good-quality bittersweet, chopped)
• For the Garnish:
• Garnish: whipped cream (sweetened)