Apple And Pear Ginger Trifle

Ingredients:

• 1 medium cooking apple, peeled, cored and sliced
• 1 medium pear, peeled, cored and sliced
• 4 tablespoons cider
• 25 g (1 oz)soft brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3 slices ginger cake, cut in half
• 6 tablespoons whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons icing sugar, sifted
• 1 tablespoon chopped nuts, toasted

How to prepare Apple And Pear Ginger Trifle:

1. Place the apple and pear in a saucepan with the cider, brown sugar and ginger.
2. Cook gently until the fruit is just tender.
3. Leave to cool.
4. Arrange the cake in individual glass serving dishes and spoon the fruit and cooking liquid over the top.
5. Lightly whip the cream and fold in the icing sugar.
6. Spoon over the fruit and sprinkle with the nuts