English Sherry Trifle With Food

SHERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• In trifle bowl or very large glass serving bowl, prepare both packages of gelatin as directed except omit 1/2 cup water. Place in refrigerator and cool, about 30 to 40 minutes.
• Sprinkle 1 jigger of sherry over ladyfingers. Arrange ladyfingers in the bowl containing the gelatin by covering the bottom and sides of the bowl. Refrigerate until firmly set.
• Arrange berries over gelatin and ladyfingers. Prepare the custard as directed. Cool custard until it is only slightly warm, approximately15 to 20 minutes.
• Gently cover the fruit; gelatin trifle, with custard; be careful not to crush the fruit. Refrigerate until cooled and set about 2 to 3 hours.
• Just before serving, whip heavy cream and syrup together into stiff peeks. Do not over sweeten, cream should be lightly flavored and rich. Layer whipped cream over top of trifle.
• Garnish with fresh fruit, sprinkles or mint leaves.
• Note: Keep refrigerated until ready to serve; the whipped cream will fall if not served soon. Also, if you use too much sherry, gelatin will not set.

NANA'S ENGLISH TRIFLE

Steps:

• Spread raspberry jam over sponge cakes.
• Cut cakes into 1 inch square chunks and place in base of a 2 quart round glass bowl.
• Sprinkle with Sherry.
• Spread drained fruit over sponge cake.
• CUSTARD---------------.
• Using a double-boiler, stir together milk and cornstarch in top portion of broiler.
• Heat water in lower broiler, then gently heat milk mixture.
• Add cream and sugar and continue to heat until hot, stirring frequently.
• In a small bowl, add egg yolks and 1/2 cup of hot milk and stir to blend.
• Whisk in egg mixture into remaining sauce, continue to heat and stir constantly until thickened.
• Remove from heat, stir in vanilla.
• Cool for 10 minutes.
• Spoon custard over fruit.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• TOPPING---------------.
• In a chilled mixing bowl, add 1 1/2 cups whipping cream and using an electric mixer, beat until slightly thickened.
• Add vanilla extract and beat for a few seconds.
• Now add sugar gradually, beating all the while until thickened.
• Smooth half of the whipped cream over the surface of the trifle.
• Pipe remaining whipped cream decoratively around the edge of the trifle.
• Garnish with red maraschino cherries and almonds.

ENGLISH SHERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• Spoon approximately 1/3 of whipping cream into bottom of glass serving bowl.
• Next, a layer of 1 cup fruit cocktail, a layer of banana, a layer of 1 cup puried strawberries, and finally half of the sponge cubes.
• Pour 1 cup of Sherry over cake cubes.
• Put 1/3 whipping cream on top, and repeat with alternate layers of fruit cocktail, banana, strawberry, and cubes with Sherry.
• Top with remaining whipped cream, and whole berries for garnish.
• Sponge Cake: beat egg yolks and lemon juice until pale, add 3/4 cup sugar and beat well.
• In a separate bowl, beat egg whites, add salt, and 1/4 cup sugar beating until stiff.
• Stir 1/4 of the whites into yolk mixture. Spoon the rest carefully into yolk.
• Sift flour on top, fold in melted butter until blended.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pour batter into tube pan, bake 45 minutes (or until toothpick comes out clean). Invert and cool.

ENGLISH TRIFLE

Steps:

• In a glass bowl put a 3/4" of crumbled sponge cake.
• Sprinkle with some sherry.
• Add a 1/2- 3/4'' layerof custard.
• Then a layer of jam.
• Then a layer of whipped cream.
• Repeat layers ending with whipped cream.
• Decorate with some cherries or dots of the jam.
• Chill& Serve.

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH TRIFLE

Steps:

• Slice the cake into slices measuring about 3 x 2 x 1/2 inches, or whatever is convenient, and spread each slice with a little strawberry jam.
• Layer in a glass dish, leaving no significant gaps.
• Pour sherry over to soak sponge.
• Spread frozen raspberries over sponge, followed by sliced peaches.
• Make up custard, cool slightly and pour over all.
• Allow to cool in fridge.
• When set, whip cream and layer on top of custard.
• Chill for at least half an hour.
• Toast the almonds and scatter over.
• That's it, you're done, serve and enjoy!

SHERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• Slice jam roll and place in trifle bowl.
• Make jello following directions on package and replace 1/2 cup of cold water with the 1/2 cup of sherry.
• Pour fruit cocktail over jam roll, then cover with jello.
• Put in fridge to set.
• Make up custard and pour on top of jello when it is set.
• Then top with whipped cream and sprinkle with sugar sprinkles, keep in fridge till ready to serve.

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH SHERRY TRIFLE - STRICTLY FOR THE GROWN UPS!

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.