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Sherry
Trifle
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Line
the base of a bowl with sponge cakes that have been cut in half,
spread with strawberry jam and put back together like a sandwich.
Here we have used an antique cut
glass fruit bowl that measures 23cm in diameter. In Britain we
can buy these sponge cakes ready-made for use in trifles but any plain sponge would
do. In the past, home-made cake that had become slightly dry
would be used up in this way.
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In
this case I have also placed some small sponge fingers around
the sides of the bowl, but this is not obligatory. A selection
of fresh or canned fruit is then added, sliced into bite-sized
pieces. Here peaches, banana and strawberries have been used.
Gradually pour liquid into the bowl until the cakes and
fruit become very moist, but are not sitting in a pool of
liquid. The liquid used can be fruit juice, syrup from canned
fruit, sweet
sherry or a mixture of these. Sherry improves the flavour of the
trifle considerably. |
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people then like to add a layer of fruit jelly to the bowl, but
I don't normally do so as it is not a traditional ingredient.
Next a hot custard is made, allowed to cool slightly (so that
the bowl does not crack) and poured carefully over the contents
of the bowl. Custard is properly made with eggs, sugar and milk
but in Britain for many years we have been able to buy tins of
custard powder which most people use to make a quick and
easy custard. You just add hot milk to the powder and simmer it
for a few minutes. I normally use this powder as it saves a lot of
time and still tastes good. We have included a separate recipe
for real custard that you can use in this recipe. |
Custard
Recipe
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When the
custard has set the trifle is finished off with a layer of
whipped cream and decorated with fruit and flaked almonds.
Here I have used glace cherries but fresh fruit would also be
nice. Keep chilled until it is served. |
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