​Traditional British Trifle Recipe
Prep Time:
2 hours, 35 minutes
Cook Time:
Servings:
6 Portions
Ingredients
  • 6 ounces vanilla cake
  • 1 cup + ½ cup fresh raspberries, divided
  • 2 tablespoons sherry
  • 1 (5-ounce) packet raspberry jelly (flavored gelatin)
  • 1 pint ready-made custard
  • 2 cups whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
Directions
  1. Slice the vanilla cake into 1-inch cubes.
  2. Place the cake into the base of a trifle dish.
  3. Add 1 cup of fresh raspberries to the trifle dish.
  4. Drizzle the sherry over the vanilla cake.
  5. Break the raspberry jelly cubes up into a heatproof bowl. (Or make raspberry-flavored gelatin according to the package instructions.)
  6. Pour 1 ¼ cups boiling hot water over the jelly cubes and mix well until the cubes dissolve.
  7. Add 1 cup of cold water to the jelly mixture, to make 1 pint of jelly in total.
  8. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
  9. Pour the jelly mixture over the cake and berries in the trifle dish.
  10. Transfer the trifle dish to the fridge for at least 2 - 3 hours until the raspberry jelly has set.
  11. Once the jelly has set, remove the trifle dish from the fridge.
  12. In a large bowl, add the whipping cream.
  13. Using a balloon whisk or a handheld mixer, whisk the cream until soft peaks form.
  14. Pour the ready-made custard in a layer over the set jelly.
  15. Spoon the softly whipped cream over the top of the custard.
  16. Top the cream with the remaining ½ cup raspberries and sprinkle over the sliced almonds.
  17. Serve.