Trifle recipe

[Deeau]

Never liked it as a kid but now as a "grown up " thought I would try one as this years xmas desert. Need to do a test run first.
 Anyone have a great recipe ?
Have any suggestions as to what cake recipe to use ( rather make that buy )

Thanks
Dee

[goldfish]

Is there a trifle recipe in the 2013 TMX calendar?  Judy may be able to help you out here . . .

[cookie1]

Here's my tried and true trifle recipe. We have used this for years and Mum did before me. There are lots of more modern ones but we love this.
I buy a jam swiss roll. Or you could make a butter cake and spread it with jam. Cut into pieces and put into the bottom of a beautiful bowl. Drain the juice from a small tin of fruit in natural juice. Mix ½ glass sherry and ½ glass juice. Put over the cake and allow to soak in. Place fruit over it. Set 2 jellies (do earlier). I use red and green for Christmas. Put some of the jelly over the fruit. I use about ½ of each jelly. Spread cooled custard over the top. It is best made the day before. When it as all settled down I spread whipped cream over the top and either decorate with strawberries and kiwi fruit, toasted slivered almonds or anything you like.
You can use any fruit you like too.

[consumerate]

Here's my tried and true trifle recipe. We have used this for years and Mum did before me. There are lots of more modern ones but we love this.
I buy a jam swiss roll. Or you could make a butter cake and spread it with jam. Cut into pieces and put into the bottom of a beautiful bowl. Drain the juice from a small tin of fruit in natural juice. Mix ½ glass sherry and ½ glass juice. Put over the cake and allow to soak in. Place fruit over it. Set 2 jellies (do earlier). I use red and green for Christmas. Put some of the jelly over the fruit. I use about ½ of each jelly. Spread cooled custard over the top. It is best made the day before. When it as all settled down I spread whipped cream over the top and either decorate with strawberries and kiwi fruit, toasted slivered almonds or anything you like.
You can use any fruit you like too.

That's identical to the trifle I grew up with and the only sort of trifle I make. Love it!

[droverjess]

Lovely cookie.
Just as I remember but for me no sherry, it tastes like poison. LOL

[Emme]

I grew up with that one too Cookie 

Marie

[dede]

Thank you for the recipe cookie, Trifle is on my menu too. Will try your recipe for sure

[rainbow]

That's our family recipe too,except I never add jelly and add lots of sherry, I have no idea why no jelly, but often think. maybe once mum or her mum forgot the jelly and its carried on from there 

[cookie1]

That's how these things develop Rainbow.

[judydawn]

There is a trifle in the 2012 calendar but unfortunately I didn't keep a copy for myself girls.

I found this non-thermomix recipe on a thermomix blog for a summer berry trifle which sounds nice.  I either do one like Cookie or my citrus meringue trifle.

[meganjane]

I do much the same as cookie, but pour the custard over the cake. I use the bought jam rolls, too. I set the jellies and fork it through, then tumble it on top and top off with toasted slivered almonds. Serve with cream and fruit.

[dede]

Oh the Citrus meringue trifle sounds nice Judy, will go and have a look now

[Kimmyh]

Mums recipe is the same as cookies but she uses plain sponge cake not jam rolls. She makes it the day before and before serving puts banana slices on top of custard then whipped cream. When we were children she would make a second smaller trifle for us that used cola instead of sherry and I still like this better than the sherry ones.

[cookie1]

MJ I have always 'forked' the jelly too, simply because Mum always did. Maybe it is a country thing.

[Greyhoundmum]

My trifle recipe also much the same as cookie but I prefer those crisp sponge fingers rather than the Swiss roll.  I also like to make mine in individual glasses.

Making trifle always reminds me of being a kid and helping mum and always being allowed to eat one of the jelly cubes.  Still get excited when I see jelly in cubes as in Australia all I have ever seen is crystal jelly.