Dessert Recipes - Banana Trifle Recipe

Ingredients

• 45 ml/3 tbsp custard powder

• 30 ml/2 tbsp granulated sugar

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cups milk

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cups single (light) cream

• 4 trifle sponges

• 60 ml/4 tbsp strawberry jam (conserve)

• 45 ml/3 tbsp sweet white vermouth or sherry

• 45 ml/3 tbsp pineapple juice

• 2 large ripe bananas

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cups whipping cream

• Halved glace (candied) cherries and angelica leaves, to decorate

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Method:

1. Blend the custard powder and sugar with a little of the milk in a saucepan. Stir in the remaining milk and the single cream.

2. Bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes, stirring all the time, until thickened and smooth. Cover with a circle of wetted greaseproof (waxed) paper and leave to cool.

3. Split the sponges horizontally and sandwich together with the jam. Cut into pieces and place in a glass serving dish.

4. Spoon over the vermouth or sherry and pineapple juice. Slice the bananas and stir into the cool custard.

5. Spoon over the sponges. Chill for 1 hour to allow the flavors to develop.

6. Whip the cream until softly peaking. Spread over the custard. Decorate with halved glace cherries and angelica leaves.