Ingredients

• Case:
• One large sponge cake about 2.5 high
• Rich custard filling:
• 4 - sugar cubes,
• 1 - large lemon
• 4 tbsp - sugar
• 1 tbsp - flour
• 3 - egg yolks
• 1 cup - thick milk
• 1 cup - cream, scalded
• 1/2 tsp - vanilla essence
• 1 tsp - lemon rind
• Jam sauce:
• 4 tbsp - red jam
• 4 tbsp - sugar
• 1/2 cup - water
• Few drops - lemon juice and red colouring
• Peaches and cream:
• 1 - large tin of peach halves
• 1/2 cup - cream
• Whipped 1/2 cup - walnuts, warmed and crushed

How to Make Party Peach Gateau

• Hollow out sponge cake deep enough to hold 2 cups custard filling. Prepare filling in rubbing the sugar cubes over the rind of the lemon till they crumble.
• Place them in a medium-sized bowl with the sugar and flour.
• Add egg yolks and beat thick. Warm milk and add in gradually, taking care not to cook the eggs.
• Cook over low fire, stirring, until the consistency of thick cream.
• Add essence and remove from fire.
• Mix in cream, scalded over a low flame, and the grated lemon rind.
• Pour into cake and chill.
• Meanwhile prepare jam sauce. Place all the ingredients in a thick pan and cook gently till sugar dissolves.
• Bring to a boil and simmer till of a pouring consistency.
• Place peach halves, curved side up, over the cake filling and pour the jam sauce over them.
• Make a criss-cross pattern and a thick border of whipped cream and chill further.
• Serve, sprinkled with crushed walnuts.