Nana's English Trifle
"This delightful trifle recipe was given to me by my Nana in 1953. Nana served this every time we visited her. She learned this from her Mother in England, so it has been in the family for many years."
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 1 only 9 inch round sponge cake
- 1⁄4 cup seedless raspberry jam
- 1⁄4 cup sherry wine
- 3 cups canned mixed fruit, drained or fresh mixed fruit, of your choice
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CUSTARD
- 1 1⁄2 cups whole milk, homogenized
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1⁄2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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TOPPING
- 1 1⁄2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 cup red maraschino cherry
- 1⁄4 cup almonds, blanched and lightly toasted
directions
- 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.
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Reviews
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MMMmmmmmmmmmm. The best!! The Italians can claim the best pasta... the Americans the best burgers, but the Brits definitely got the best trifle. This is the authentic trifle just as my nan also made it - it bought back so many memories. Just one tip - don't make it unless you are going to make it exactely as written. This recipe is spot on. Try and use the 'seedless' raspberry jam. Thanks Uncle Bill -
i swapped the sherry wine for fruit juice as my kids wanted some too. we all thought it was a nice change to our normal trifle -
Made this for dessert last weekend and it looked and tasted beautiful! I wish I took a pic of it. Thanks for sharing this recipe, Uncle Bill. :)
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
William Uncle Bill
Burnaby,, B.C.
I live in Burnaby, British Columbia. I am retired and have written a cookbook entitled, From Uncle Bill's Kitchen. I am a recipe developer, author, publisher, distributor and a chef. My cookbook is very unique as I have a Nutrient Analysis for each ingredient used in each recipe that shows you the values for Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. A high-lighted bar shows the values on a per serving basis plus the Fat/Cal%.
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I have appeared on 48 various Television Shows in Vancouver, Burnaby, Kelowna and Kamploops, B.C. Canada, as well as in Palm Springs, CA. In Palm Springs, CA, I have been a Guest on the JACKIE OLDEN RADIO SHOW and THE JOEY ENGLISH RADIO SHOW, twice a year since 1998. I also do demo cooking shows at CHAPTERS BOOK STORES, SAVE-ON-FOOD STORES, GALLOWAY'S FOODS, WESTMINSTER PUBLIC QUAY MARKET, and in the U.S. at BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES in Palm Springs, CA, Phoenix and Yuma, AZ.
I was in Palm Springs, CA from June 10th to July 14th. 2002 and again appeared twice on the Jackie Olden Show, twice on the Joey English Show and pre-taped a TV COOKING SHOW with Jackie Olden that is aired on TV from Palm Springs, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
