Dessert Recipes: Recipe for Weeknight English Trifle Quick, Easy Recipe for the British Dessert Classic

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Weeknight English Trifle

A classic dessert in England, trifle consists of a sponge cake, usually doused in sherry, covered with jam and a vanilla-flavored custard, topped with fruit and whipped cream. The trifle may consist of several layers. It's best made ahead and refrigerated. An English cook is so accustomed to making this dessert that she could probably make it in her sleep.

1 recipe Vanilla Pudding
1 (9-inch) sponge cake or frozen pound cake, in 1/2-nch slices
1/2 cup sweet sherry
1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
3 cups mixed fresh berries (sliced strawberries, raspberries, blackberries)
2 kiwi fruit, peeled and cut into chunks
2 bananas, peeled and cut into chunks
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Fresh strawberries for garnish

Method

Prepare the vanilla pudding and set aside to cool. Line the bottom of a glass trifle dish with sponge cake slices. Sprinkle with sherry and spread with the jam. Top with the berries, kiwi, and bananas. Pour the cooled pudding over the fruit and refrigerate, covered, for four hours.

Before serving, whip the cream to make soft peaks.   Beat in the powdered sugar and continue beating until stiff. Spread whipped cream over the top of the trifle and garnish with strawberries.

Serves: 6 to 8

**The classic trifle dish is glass with straight sides so that the layers are visible.

For the fruit or berries, use whatever you have on hand and in season. Peeled, diced stone fruits such as peaches or apricots make delicious substitutes for berries.

Reprinted with permission from © Beatrice Ojakangas, Weeknight Desserts: Quick and Easy Sweet Treats, published by Sellers Publishing       click for book review

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