Florida Fruit Recipe

Fruit-5096

Gingercakes
1 tablespoon	powdered ginger
1/4 cup	sugar
2 1/4 cups	biscuit mix
2/3 cup	milk or cream

Custard
1 cup	milk or half-and-half
4	egg yolks
1/4 - 1/2 cup	sugar
1 teaspoon	vanillla

Fruit
1	mango, chopped
1	papaya, seeded and chopped
	juice of 2 passion fruit

1/2 cup	sugar

Preparation
Gingercakes: Add ginger and sugar to biscuit mix; add milk and mix as directed. Bake at 400 degrees F as directed on box. Custard: In saucepan, bring milk or half-and-half to a boil. In medium bowl, mix well egg yolks and sugar. Add 1/3 cup of hot milk to yolk mixture, stir well. Add yolk mixture to saucepan with milk, cooking over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture coats back of spoon. Remove mixture from heat and pour into bowl and add vanilla. Refrigerate, stirring occasionally. Fruit: Add chopped fruit to medium bowl. Mix in passion fruit juice and sugar. Refrigerate. Serve Split baked gingercakes, placing bottom half on plate. Spoon fruit mixture on bottom half; spread 1 tablespoon of sauce over fruit mixture and place top half of gingercake on sauce. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired. Yield 7 gingercakes