Afternoon Tea Dessert
Afternoon Tea Dessert — a Dawn Foods recipe in 6 components. Uses Dawn Golden Genoese Cake Base 12.5 kg and Dawn Fond Cream Stabiliser 2.5 kg, White Chocolate.

- infusing time (tea)
- 2-3 hours
- oven temperature (genoese)
- 170 °C
- mixing time (genoese, slow speed, first stage)
- 1 min
- mixing time (genoese, medium speed)
- 4 min
- mixing time (genoese, slow speed, second stage)
- 1 min
- mixing time (genoese, slow speed, final stage)
- 2 min
- baking time (genoese)
- 15 min
- mixing time (custard, high speed)
- 2-3 min
Ingredients
Assembly
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dobla White Chocolate Curls | 50 g |
| Dawn Delifruit Daily Orange Fruit Filling | 300 g |
Earl Grey Tea
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Cold water (1) | 750 g |
| Earl Grey tea bags | 2 tea bags |
Genoese Cake
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dawn Golden Genoese Cake Base 12.5 kg | 250 g |
| Vegetable oil | 25 g |
| Water (2) | 145 g |
Earl Grey Custard
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dawn SuCrem Nova Plus | 200 g |
| Earl Grey tea | 500 g |
White Chocolate Cream
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dawn Fond Cream Stabiliser 2.5 kg, White Chocolate | 150 g |
| Water (3) | 150 g |
| Double cream (whipped) | 750 g |
Finish
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Orange zest and slices |
Method
- Earl Grey Tea
Add the tea bags to the water and leave to infuse for at least 2-3 hours, or preferably overnight.
- Earl Grey Tea
Set aside for the custard and to soak the sponge.
- Genoese Cake
Preheat the oven to 170°C.
- Genoese Cake
Mix the Dawn Golden Genoese Cake Base, vegetable oil, and 100 g of the water for 1 minute on slow speed. Scrape down the bowl and mix for 4 minutes on medium speed.
- Genoese Cake
Add the rest of the water (45 g) and mix on slow speed for 1 minute. Scrape down and mix for 2 more minutes on slow speed.
- Genoese Cake
Spread the mix on a lined baking tray and bake for 15 minutes.
- Genoese Cake
Allow to cool and set aside for assembly.
- Earl Grey Custard
Combine the tea and custard base and mix on slow speed until thickened.
- Earl Grey Custard
Mix for 2-3 minutes on a high speed.
- Earl Grey Custard
Set aside for assembly.
- White Chocolate Cream
Mix together the Dawn White Chocolate Fond and water.
- White Chocolate Cream
Gradually fold in the whipped cream.
- White Chocolate Cream
Set aside for assembly.
- Assembly
Select your trifle dishes - make one large trifle or individual portions in a teacup or glass.
- Assembly
Use round cutters to cut genoese cake discs to the same size as the base of your trifle dishes.
- Assembly
Place the genoese cake discs in the base of your trifle dishes and soak with some Earl Grey tea.
- Assembly
Spread or pipe an even layer of Dawn Delifruit Orange Filling onto each sponge.
- Assembly
Spread or pipe an even layer of the prepared custard on top of each orange layer.
- Assembly
Top each trifle with a layer of the white chocolate fond.
- Assembly
Optional: top each trifle with some orange zest, Dobla White Chocolate Curls, or orange slices.
Dawn Foods recipe. Quantities and method as published by the manufacturer for its customers; test the formula under your own conditions before production.