Power Outage Parfait
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TypeDessert
Serves4 people
DateSeptember 14, 2026
Stacked lemon parfait bars as a power pylon, with raspberry sauce as wires: tension served for dessert.
Long, stacked parfait bars with sharp lemon and spicy pepper, arranged like a power pylon with 'wires' of tangy raspberry sauce. This dessert mirrors the tension lines in the news: energy, disruption, and a hint of distrust.
Ingredients
- 500 ml whipping cream
- 4 eggs
- 150 g sugar
- 2 lemons (zest and juice)
- 1 red chili pepper (finely chopped, deseeded)
- 100 g raspberries
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- 8 ladyfingers
- 1 tbsp butter (melted)
- 4 tbsp Greek yogurt
Method
- Line a small loaf tin with baking paper.
- Whip the cream until stiff.
- Beat egg yolks with 100 g sugar until pale yellow.
- Add lemon zest, juice, and red chili to the egg mixture.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the egg mixture.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold in.
- Pour the mixture into the tin and freeze for at least 4 hours.
- Crumble the ladyfingers and mix with melted butter. Press into a thin rectangle on baking paper, freeze for 30 minutes.
- Puree the raspberries with powdered sugar to make a sauce.
- Cut the parfait into long bars.
- Place the ladyfinger slab as a 'base' on each plate. Stack two parfait bars diagonally against each other like a power pylon.
- Draw lines of raspberry sauce as power wires from the parfait to the plate edge.
- Spoon a dollop of Greek yogurt beside the pylon as an 'insulator'.
Serving notes
- Sprinkle extra lemon zest over the parfait for added sharpness.
- Garnish with a slice of red chili for the brave.