Dessert Recipes - Old English Strawberry Trifle Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 trifle sponges

• 30 ml/2 tbsp strawberry jam (conserve)

• 6 Almond Macaroons, roughly crushed

• 60 ml/4 tbsp sweet sherry or Madeira

• 225 g/8 oz strawberries

• 30 ml/2 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar

• 4 egg yolks

• 450 ml/2 cups milk

• A few drops of vanilla essence (extract)

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cups double (heavy) cream

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Method:

1. Split the trifle sponges in half horizontally and spread with jam. Sandwich together again and break into pieces. Place in a glass serving dish. Top with the macaroons.

2. Spoon the sherry or Madeira over. Reserve a few strawberries for decoration and slice the remainder.

3. Cover the macaroons with the sliced strawberries and leave to soak while preparing the custard. Whisk together the sugar and egg yolks in a bowl.

4. Bring the milk almost to the boil and pour over the sugar and egg yolks. Place over a pan of hot water and cook, stirring, until the custard thickens and coats the back of the spoon.

5. To test, lift the spoon out of the mixture and draw a finger through the mixture on the back of the spoon: if a clear line is left, the custard is ready. Flavor with vanilla to taste.

6. Allow to cool slightly. Press the strawberries gently down into the soaked sponge. Pour the custard over and leave until cold, then chill.

7. Whip the cream and use to cover the custard. Decorate with the reserved strawberries and serve chilled.