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English Trifle
Photo: David Holifield

English Trifle

8 ingredients 21 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

358
Calories
11g
Protein
15g
Fat
43g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Raspberry 1 cup (123g) 64
Mandarin Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cake not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 packages of ladyfingers or a pound cake
  • raspberry jam
  • 1 package of frozen raspberries, thawed and sweetened
  • 2 cans of mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1 package of Bird's custard powder prepared according to directions with whole milk
  • 1 pint of heavy whipping cream
  • good quality sweet sherry according to taste. start with at least ½ a cup. Do not use cooking sherry.
  • sliced, and toasted almonds.

Directions

1

Spread ladyfingers with raspberry jam and arrange around sides and bottom of trifle bowl.

2

If using pound cake, cut into slices, spread with jam and cube before arranging in bowl.

3

Reserve a few segments of orange for decoration.

4

Arrange fruit on top of ladyfingers.

5

Moisten with sherry according to taste.

6

You may also use part of the syrup from the oranges if you do not care to use as much sherry.

7

I would use half to three quarters of a cup and a small amount of syrup.

8

Pour prepared custard over the cake and fruit.

9

Allow to cool well.

10

Whip the cream with 1 tablespoon of sugar until stiff.

11

Spread over the top of the cooled custard.

12

Decorate with mandarin orange segments and almonds.

13

Chill several hrs before serving.

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Category:Cathy's Recipes

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Category:English Desserts

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Category:Trifle Recipes

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Category:Mandarin orange Recipes

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Category:Raspberry Recipes

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Category:Heavy cream Recipes

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Category:Sherry Recipes

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Category:Almond Recipes

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