English Sherry Trifle
This layered dessert is best presented in a clear glass bowl. It looks very elegant but is so easy to prepare. (An adopted recipe. I have not prepared this particular version, myself, but I do love trifle.)
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 2cups whipping cream (or more!)
- 1 -2
- 2cups fruit cocktail, drained
- 2
- 2
- 1sponge cake, cut into cubes (see recipe below or use store bought sponge or flan cake )
- 5
- 1tablespoon lemon juice
- 1cup sugar
- 1cup flour
- 2
- 1teaspoon salt
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DIRECTIONS
- 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.
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