Fruitcake Trifle

Ingredients

• 1 cup percent milk 
• 0.8 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon 
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch 
• 0.5 cup brown sugar dark packed
• 1 tablespoon rum dark
• 2 tablespoons apricots dried chopped
• 2 tablespoons cherries dried chopped
• 2 tablespoons pineapple dried chopped
• 1  eggs 
• 1  egg yolk 
• 0.8 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.1 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground ginger 
• 0.3 cup hazelnuts 
• 3 tablespoons butter light
• 0.3 cup nonfat greek yogurt plain
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• oven
• whisk
• wire rack
• plastic wrap
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. In a bowl, mix 1/2 cup sugar andbutter until smooth and creamy.
2. Mix in egg andvanilla extract until well combined. In a second bowl,combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, gingerand cloves.
3. Add half of dry ingredients to butter-eggmixture; mix until just combined.
4. Add yogurt; mixuntil just combined.
5. Add remaining half of dryingredients; mix until just combined. Coat a half-loafpan with cooking spray; add batter; tap bottom ofpan on a hard surface several times to remove airbubbles.
6. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean,about 35 minutes. Flip cake onto a wire rack and letcool completely.
7. Spread nuts evenly on a bakingsheet; toast until light brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
8. Placenuts in a clean towel; rub gently to remove skins;chop. In a small saucepan, whisk cornstarch into milkuntil fully dissolved. Bring milk-cornstarch mixture toa boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally;remove from heat. In a bowl, combine remaining3 tablespoons sugar, egg yolk and rum.
9. Add one third ofmilk-cornstarch mixture to sugar-rum mixture,whisking constantly; pour into same saucepan; cookover medium-high heat, whisking constantly, untilpastry cream thickens, about 2 minutes.
10. Pour creaminto a shallow dish; set plastic wrap on surface ofcream and let cool completely. Tear cake into chunks.In each of four 7-ounce serving glasses, divide and layerhalf of cake chunks, half of cooled rum cream, andhalf of dried fruit and nuts; repeat layers. Refrigerateat least 1 hour and up to 24; remove from fridge45 minutes before serving.
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