7 traditional custard Recipes

trifle sponge cakes (or a ready-made lb cake or similar), english custard , made from bird custard powder, whipping cream (heavy ), frozen raspberries (better than fresh), strawberry jam, peach slices or 2 very ripe fresh es, skinned and sliced, cooking sherry, sliced almonds, toasted

sweet shortcrust pastry, butter, caster sugar, salt, cake flour, ground mixed spice, egg yolks, ice-cold water, custard filling, milk, butter, cinnamon, caster sugar, cake flour, corn flour, salt, eggs, vanilla essence, ground cinnamon for sprinkling

victoria sponge cake, sliced, raspberry jam, cream sherry, drambuie (can substitute brandy), eye custard or 1 (3 oz) package jell-o custard or 1 (3 oz) package egg custard or 1 (3 oz) package vegetarian egg custard, raspberries, bananas, thinly sliced (optional), double cream, caster sugar, toasted almond, to garnish, fresh soft fruit slices, to garnish, milk, double cream, egg yolks, caster sugar, drops vanilla essence

margarine or 1/4 lb butter, softened, eggs, separated, sugar (150 g or 1/2 cup plus 3 tbsp ), flour (150 g or 1/2 cup plus 3 tbsp ), dry yeast, vanilla (or 1 tbsp sugar), milk (approximate), prepared custard (optional), fresh fruit such as strawberries (or kiwis, apricots, cherries), fruit jam mixed with a little water, to glaze (red currant, strawberry or apricot jam), freshly whipped cream, to serve

all-purpose flour, cold unsalted butter, diced, vegetable shortening , in teaspoonfuls (use a good shortening such as crisco), eggs, beaten, lemon juice, rose water (optional) or 1/8 tsp orange flower water (optional), salt, vanilla bean (or 1 tsp vanilla extract), heavy cream , plus 2 tbsp, unsalted butter, granulated sugar, ground almonds, egg, beaten, minced fresh lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, rose water (optional) or 1/4 tsp orange flower water (optional), fresh ground nutmeg, icing sugar , for dusting