Trifle

This is a really easy, quick trifle to make.

Ingredients

Custard:
15g custard powder
15g sugar
250mls milk

4 Lyons sponge cakes (or similar)
1 13oz tin of fruit
1 tablespoon of sherry (optional)
1 small carton of whipping cream
Grated chocolate or a Flake-type thing for decoration

Instructions

  • Crumble sponge cake into serving dish (or you can leave it intact)

  • Separate fruit from juice

  • Pour enough juice over the sponge cake to thoroughly moisten it.

  • Add sherry and miz in well. Spread evenly in dish.

  • Place the fruit on top of the cake mixture.

  • Make the custard up (see banana custard if you don't know how)

  • Pour the custard over the fruit and leave until quite cold

  • Whisk the cream, being careful not to make it too stiff.

  • Spread the cream over the custard and decorate it with a fork.

  • Sprinkle flakes of chocolate over the cream (you can use nuts as well as/instead of chocolate, if you want)

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