Lemon and Amaretti trifle to be official pudding of Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Dame Mary Berry praised Jemma Melvin's lemon and amaretti trifle as "absolutely wonderful"
The trifle is made with layers of lemon curd and custard, St Clement's jelly, a mandarin coulis, and amaretti biscuits.Some 5,000 people aged from eight to 108 entered the nationwide competition to craft a new pudding to commemorate the Queen's 70-year reign, with entries whittled down to five finalists, who competed in a final show screened on BBC One.
Jemma's trifle was crafted with layers of lemon curd Swiss roll, St Clement's jelly, lemon custard, a mandarin coulis made with tinned mandarins and amaretti biscuits, whipped fresh cream and crowned with more amaretti biscuits and a jewelled chocolate bark. Speaking to BBC royal correspondent Daniela Relph after her win, Ms Melvin said her creation paid tribute to three important women - her grandmothers and the Queen.Asked how she felt on winning, she said: "I cannot believe it. Everything I was up against was the most beautiful desserts and puddings with beautiful stories.
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