5 traditional trifle 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

cake (a madeira wine sliced into 1/2-inch thick slices), whole milk, double cream, egg yolks, cornflour, caster sugar, raspberry jam, sweet sherry

egg yolks, whole milk (1 cup plus 4 tbsp), sugar, whipping cream, cornstarch , dissolved in 4 tbsp water, vanilla, nutmeg, ground, whipping cream, poundcake (two days old) or 1 -2 small sponge cake (two days old), cream sherry (use a good 1), raspberry jam, frozen raspberries, thawed and drained (not traditional)

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