TRADITIONAL ENGLISH SHERRY TRIFLE - FOOD.COM - RECIPES ...
Treat your family and friends to this superb traditional boozy trifle full of sherry, raspberries and cream, especially popular at Christmas time. (Forget about counting calories until the New Year!) A trifle is a typically British dessert made with thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice or alcohol, and whipped cream. Interestingly it was always made so as to use up, stale, left over sponge cake, which is then softened with either fruit juices or a sweet alcohol like sherry. It really is best not to use fresh sponge as it just goes very soggy and mushy. In the UK you can buy "sponge fingers" or "sponge trifle cakes" which are perfect, or if you have an Italian shop nearby, try ready made tiramisu sponge. It's really easy to make and the ingredients are usually arranged in layers with the fruit and sponge on the bottom, and the custard and cream on top. The best trifles contain a small amount of alcohol such as port, or, most commonly, sweet sherry or madeira wine. If you can't drink alcohol, you can use fruit juice instead, the liquid is necessary to moisten the cake. Trifle containing sherry is sometimes called 'sherry trifle' or referred to as being 'High Church'!! We often had a sherry trifle for dessert or tea on a Sunday afternoon, it was a delicious end to a lazy and relaxing day!
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Prep Time 4 hours
Cook Time 10 minutes
Yield 1 Large Trifle, 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Split the sponges in half then spread each half thinly with raspberry jam.
- Sandwich each half back together and cut into quarters.
- Place in the base of three and a half pint (2 litre) glass trifle bowl.
- Sprinkle the sherry over the sponges and spoon over the partially thawed raspberries and their juice.
- Roughly crush the ratafia biscuits and sprinkle over the raspberries.
- Chill for 3-4 hours.
- Place the milk and vanilla pod in a small pan and slowly bring to just below boiling point.
- Transfer to a heatproof jug and leave to infuse for 10 minutes.
- Remove the vanilla pod from the milk.
- Place the egg yolks, cornflour and sugar in a bowl and whisk together.
- Whisk in the milk, then strain the liquid back into the rinsed pan through a fine sieve.
- Cook over a gentle heat , stirring constantly until the custard starts to thicken, being careful not to allow to boil.
- Cook gently for two minutes unit the custard is a thick pouring consistency.
- Quickly pour the custard into a cold bowl to prevent further cooking.
- Sprinkle the surface with a thin coating of caster sugar to prevent a skin forming.
- Set aside and leave to cool.
- Spoon the cold custard onto the raspberries in the trifle bowl, spreading to the edges with a palette knife.
- Gently whip the cream until it nearly holds its shape, then spoon three quarters of it on top of the custard and carefully spread to the sides of the bowl.
- Whip the remaining cream until it holds it shape.
- Pipe swirls of cream around the top of the bowl and decorate with flaked almonds and cherries, silver dragees or raspberries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 400.5, FatContent 26.7, SaturatedFatContent 13.3, CholesterolContent 153.1, SodiumContent 137.1, CarbohydrateContent 33.2, FiberContent 3.2, SugarContent 16.4, ProteinContent 7.1
MARY’S ROYAL CHERRY TRIFLE RECIPE | BBC GOOD FOOD
Mary Berry whips up a creamy, fruity pudding studded with almond amaretti biscuits and smothered in kirsch and custard
Provided by Mary Berry
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert
Total Time 1 hours 5 minutes
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- First, make the custard. Tip the caster sugar, cornflour and vanilla into a mixing bowl and add the eggs and egg yolk. Whisk with a hand whisk until smooth and blended.
- Pour the milk and double cream into a pan and heat gently until hot, but do not boil. Pour this over the egg mixture and immediately whisk until blended. Wash the pan to remove any scum from the milk and pour the custard back into the clean pan. Heat gently, stirring constantly until thickened. Don’t panic if the custard starts to look lumpy as it thickens, just continue to heat and whisk until the custard is thick and smooth. Pour into a jug and cover the surface of the custard with cling film to prevent a skin from forming. Set aside to cool.
- Tip the stoned cherries into a pan with half the jam or conserve and cook over a medium heat for 5-10 mins until softened and saucy. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.
- Spread half the slices of Madeira cake generously with the remaining cherry jam. Sandwich with the remaining cake slices, then cut in half. Pour the kirsch or brandy into a shallow bowl, dip each sponge sandwich into the liqueur, then arrange in the base of the trifle dish (you will need a shallow, straight-sided, 20cm round glass dish about 5cm deep). Line the edges of the dish first to create a stripy effect, then fill in the centre with the remaining sandwiches, pouring over any remaining liquid.
- Spoon over the cherries and any juice from the pan, then scatter over the broken biscuits. Pour over the cooled custard, then spread whipped cream over the top. Decorate with fresh whole cherries and chill for a few hours, or make it a day ahead and chill for up to 24 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 886 calories, FatContent 50 grams fat, SaturatedFatContent 29 grams saturated fat, CarbohydrateContent 94 grams carbohydrates, SugarContent 75 grams sugar, FiberContent 1 grams fiber, ProteinContent 10 grams protein, SodiumContent 0.9 milligram of sodium
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- Spoon over the cherries and any juice from the pan, then scatter over the broken biscuits. Pour over the cooled custard, then spread whipped cream over the top. Decorate with fresh whole cherries and chill for a few hours, or make it a day ahead and chill for up to 24 hours before serving.
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