Recipe Old Fashioned Trifle
Dissolve jelly in 300ml pt of boiling water stirring well.
Recipe old fashioned trifle. Bring up to 600ml 1pt with the reserved juice sherry if used and water. Brush with cooled whiskey syrup. Combine whiskey and sugar in a small saucepan.
Pour onto the set jelly. Whip the cream and spread on to the trifle. Make up the jelly and pour over the fruit and cake.
Place cake slices in a single layer on a work surface. The classic trifle dessert is always a favourite at christmas time. Pour over the jelly mixture press down well with the back of a spoon and smooth the top.
Sprinkle with the almonds. Cool to room temperature 20 minutes. Slice sponge into fingers strips and arrange in the base of a large glass bowl.
With layers of cake custard fruit and jelly every spoonful is layers of yumminess. The traditional english trifle uses maderia cake and port wine jelly.