Top five trifle recipes
Sponge cake, fruit and jelly: a match made in heaven.
Whether you eat your trifle after a turkey dinner on the 25th or for tea on Boxing Day, it's inescapably a Christmas classic. Here are five terrific trifle recipes to try this year.
1. Traditional trifle
Let’s keep it traditional for starters. Brian Turner’s classic trifle is inspired by his gran’s recipe, which layers slices of Swiss roll with bananas, raspberries (use frozen in the winter), sweet sherry, raspberry jam, double cream, pistachios and a homemade vanilla custard.
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2. Luxury Christmas trifle
Award-winning Patissier Will Torrent says that his luxury trifle “puts a standard trifle to shame”. He begins with a layer of sliced Madeira cake, then adds fresh fruit (strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries), port berry jelly, white chocolate custard and a blowtorched mini meringue topping.
Will Torrent
3. Orange and almond trifle
Jassy Davis likes her trifle zesty and nutty. You’ll need Madeira cake, amaretti biscuits, brandy, oranges, double cream, a vanilla pod and toasted flaked almonds for this beast, which feeds six people.
Jassy Davis
4. Zuppa Inglese
Nope, it’s not an ‘English soup’ as the title suggests. Zuppa Inglese is the Italian take on trifle, and is traditionally made with vanilla and chocolate crema pasticciera (custard) and alchermes (an aromatic, herb-infused red-coloured liqueur). Here Gennaro Contaldo uses Marsala wine instead.
Let's cook Italian, by Gennaro Contaldo
5. The ultimate party trifle
Last but not least, it’s this party centrepiece from Michael Caines with joconde sponge, crème patissiere and fruit jelly. Serve in a see-through bowl so guests can see all the layers.
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