Zuppa inglese

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Zuppa inglese (lit. 'English soup') is an Italian dessert with layers of custard and sponge cake dipped in liqueur, perhaps derived from trifle. To make zuppa inglese, either sponge cake or sponge fingers are dipped in alchermes, a bright red, extremely aromatic Italian herbal liqueur. They are then alternated with layers of crema pasticcera, a thick egg custard cooked with a large piece of lemon zest (removed afterwards). Often, a layer of crema al cioccolato is created by dissolving dark chocolate in a plain crema pasticcera. In Italy, it is occasionally topped with cream, meringue or almonds. Zuppa inglese is also a popular gelato flavour. Multiple theories exist for the name: it may reference the similarity to the English trifle, or it could be a corruption of the Italian verb inzuppare ('to dunk'). Several accounts exist describing the dish's creation. One describes it as created when the Dukes of Este, the rulers of Ferrara, asked their chefs to recreate the "English trifle" the rulers...

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