My boyfriend & I were watching Bake off on a Sunday morning and they were making Queen of puddings. My boyfriend has a massive sweet tooth so I just had to make it for him.
I have never made my own custard before or meringue so this was the perfect opportunity for me to challenge myself to something new.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/queen_of_puddings_79904 A Mary Berry Recipe.
I forgot to buy a lemon so I decided to use lime zest instead. I did some some trouble with making the custard as it took longer to set in the oven than expected. I should of put boiling water in the roasting tin instead of just warm water.
instead of white bread I opted to use brioche as they did in the bake off episode.
I decided not to make my own jam and used a raspberry & prosecco flavoured jam left over from Christmas to make it more special.
Piping meringue was so much easier than I expected it to be as I struggle with icing sometimes. It came out the oven so much better than I expected and really proud of how it turned out. The meringue came out crispy as it should be.
