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Billington's Trifle
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Billington's Trifle

28 ingredients Serves 8 openrecipes
Billington's Trifle

A sumptuously soft sponge base scattered with juicy summer berries, topped with creamy custard and a cloud of rich syllabub topping.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1237
Calories
35g
Protein
35g
Fat
199g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 16 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Blueberry 1 cup (148g) 84
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Raspberry 1 cup (123g) 64
Blackberry 1 cup (144g) 62
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Strawberry 1 cup (152g) 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Fruit not in our table 0
Brandy not in our table 0
Topping 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

  • For the sponge layer:
  • 125g butter or margarine, softened at room temperature
  • 125g Billingtons unrefined golden caster sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp Nielsen Massey almond extract
  • 125g Allinson Nature Friendly self raising flour
  • Milk
  • For the fruit layer:
  • 4 tbsp strawberry conserve
  • 100ml sherry
  • 1 tbsp brandy
  • 300g fresh blackberries
  • 300g fresh raspberries
  • 300g fresh strawberries
  • 85g flaked almonds, toasted
  • For the custard layer:
  • 280ml double cream
  • 25g Billingtons unrefined golden caster sugar
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1tsp cornflour
  • For the syllabub topping:
  • 100ml sherry
  • 1 tbsp brandy
  • 1 orange, juice only
  • 50g Billingtons unrefined golden caster sugar
  • 300ml double cream
  • To garnish:
  • Blueberries, raspberries, flaked almonds

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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