Trifle

Trifle
1 pound cake cubed (you can use madeleines, white cake)
6 cups frozen berries defrosted (2 packages)
2 x the recipe on the can of Birds English Cream (or you can make your own custard)
1 oz or so of brandy or Grand Marnier
300 ml or so whipping cream
¼ icing sugar (to taste)
Fresh berries to garnish
Prepare the Bird’s English Cream as per package instructions. Once the cream has thickened, place it into a glass bowl and top it off with a piece of plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming. Allow to cool completely in the fridge. Once the cream has cooled, cut the pound cake into cubes. Place half the pound cake into the bottom of a glass bowl. Brush the brandy on the cake. Top with half the defrosted berries. Pour half of the English Cream on top of the berries. Repeat the layering. Whip the cream to soft peaks, add the powdered sugar to taste. Continue whipping until the cream is stiff. Be careful not to over beat the cream or else you will get butter! Finish off the trifle with the whipped cream (if you feel like getting fancy schmancy you can pipe the cream on top). Garnish with fresh berries. Chill the trifle for at least an hour in the fridge. Enjoy!
*This is the basic recipe. You can get as creative as you like with the fruit and the cake that you use. In a pinch you can use vanilla pudding in place of the custard but…meh not so much. It’s best to use a neural flavoured cake so it’s not over powering. Bananas can be problematic because they can turn brown and look unappealing.

[@markmorgans4606]

I think most of us here in the UK put sherry on the sponge ... and probably quite generously .

[@themessycookbydale414]

I love the "generously" part ha thanks for tuning in

[@puddlespickles8810]

Looks lovley, I personally like sherry in the trifle, and plenty of it

[@themessycookbydale414]

I like how you think..me too! thanks for tuning in

[@raymondfidge5177]

I make one every Christmas. I start with a layer of jam roll and top it with a layer of sliced tinned peachs. Next I pour 3 genourous cups of Port and let that absorb in. Top that with double strengh Port Wine jelly and let it set in Refrigerater. Next a layer of custard and set.Refrigerate till about an hour before serving and top with double cream. Always a winner.

[@themessycookbydale414]

yum..thats sounds like a winner..thanks for sharing and thanks for tuning in

[@rosaliegolding5549]

This is how the Victorians made it .I make a Trifle every year Yummy ,I never understand why people use jelly it changes the experience completely , sometimes in put some evaporated milk with whole milk to make it creamy ,I roast almond chips and place between layers topped with Kiwi ,strawberries on top of the cream to make it look Christmasy sprinkle again with almonds or a Cadbury flake broken up with large pieces it has a different theme every year .Wonderful showing the real way to make a Trifle 👏👏👏🤷‍♀️

[@themessycookbydale414]

Hi Rosalie..that sounds yummy. Trifle can be so versatile..at the end of the day anything goes. Thanks for watching.

[@marciaskinner8033]

I love the look of your trifle

[@maryandrews4097]

It's good to see a cook making a proper trifle or tipsy cake. My mother was taught to cook by her aunt who had been a cook in gentleman's service. The cake in the trifle needs to be a fatless sponge to achieve the right consistency; in the UK we can buy trifle sponges, which are ideal. The traditional decorations are most frequently glace cherries, slivers of blanched almond stuck in like a hedgehog's spines, small pieces of angelica, tiny ratafia biscuits and a scattering of silver balls. A good trick is to beat an egg yolk or two (depending on size of trifle) into the Bird's custard to give it the richness and texture of the "from scratch" recipe. Allow the custard to cool slightly before whisking in the egg go avoid scrambling. In addition macaroons or similar are also added to the sponge layer. Usually a fortified wine such as sherry, Madeira or port is used to dampen the sponge layer and the sponges given a spread of raspberry jam. It is important to monitor the amount of liquid added so that the trifle doesn't become soggy. In my young, party going days I was always asked to bring a trifle which came in an outsized cut glass crystal bowl, left to me by a friend of my grandmother, which was always referred to as "the heirloom"! Berries are the favourite fruit element but canned pears, peaches or apricots can be used effectively with the addition of some of the juice.

[@themessycookbydale414]

wow thanks Mary I love this. Great ideas and tips. Thanks for watching.

[@Threekayz]

...So lovely...yum...I ❤ trifle....I, too have made it & E everyone always enjoyed this simple classic that can be done in such a variety of ways...Merry Christmas to you & all those who will enjoy your Trifle treat, too!🎉😊❤ from Auckland, NZ

[@themessycookbydale414]

thanks for tuning in and the happiest of holidays to you and your family.

[@ericdpeerik3928]

In olden days it wasn't made without alcohol for kids. Alcohol wasn't considered bad, specially in those amounts. My grandparents let me drink a small sherry as a child. All my grandmother's trifles were laced with alcohol.

[@themessycookbydale414]

there's so little alcohol I don't think it would be terrible for kids to try a serving. 😉

[@monaso5511]

Well I saw your recipe in 20022 on Christmas Day and I enjoy watching you make your trifle your English trifle is very beautiful I make two different kind of trifle already and one is very similar to yours and I made one with chocolate so they look your one look really delicious thank you for sharing your recipe happy holiday

[@themessycookbydale414]

haha love it. Thanks for tuning in

[@Krizz139]

I'm making a trifle this Christmas with berries. This trifle looks delicious. I normally make mine with jelly too and soak the cake with cream sherry. Thanks and I've subscribed to your channel!

[@themessycookbydale414]

Thanks Christine..i appreciate the support. There are so many variations to this..no matter what it's always yummy.

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

Jelly and soaked cake in sherry too 🇬🇧

[@themessycookbydale414]

@@teslaandhumanity7383 oh yes yum

[@AzBigD]

That looks fire!!!!!Yum-Yum!!!!🤟😎👍❤💯

[@bernicechiniborch2600]

Looks sooooo good. Thanks for the great idea.

[@RiverDanube]

We love trifle and homemade is the best. We aren't stuck following a recipe so we have heaps less sugar in it and it brings out the flavours so much better.

[@themessycookbydale414]

that's great! thanks for watching.

[@elegantkitchen5447]

Looks so Yum ! Real good recipe

[@gingersnapped5235]

Mmmmmm That looks delish!!! I am going to attempt to make this for Christmas desert...my mother made it , just like this when we were young - minus the brandy. Cannot wait to make it and serve to my family. Thanks for posting this!!

[@themessycookbydale414]

thanks for tuning in..i hope you like it.

[@dorothynolen8735]

I make my pudding from scratch every time, I agree with you it’s so much better. My family loves banana pudding. A little hint for a really stable whipped cream one tsp. of powdered milk to one cup of whipping cream. It really works.🙋🏼‍♀️💜

[@themessycookbydale414]

thanks for the tip Dorothy re the whipped cream I always have trouble with it destabilizing. thanks for tuning in

[@debbieweathersbee7029]

May I ask what and how do you make your publish from scratch. I have been wanting to make banana pudding from scratch.

[@stephenshort8113]

What a gut busting trifle ...... yummy

[@themessycookbydale414]

indeed Stephen..thanks for tuning in

[@markbaker2826]

Loved it, we Brits also add Jelly in the Mix, i'm making one today with strawberries, Raspberries and Peaches ! BTW i use "ready made Custard" Greetings & thanks from London !

[@themessycookbydale414]

ah raspberries, peaches and strawberries sounds awesome. Yes I use jelly (jam) sometimes too. I switch up the ingredients often and many times use whats in season. One of our favourite desserts. Thanks for tuning in Mark.

[@pseudonayme7717]

@@themessycookbydale414 Funnily enough, he doesn't mean jam. Although many people do layer jam onto the cake before layering, when we say jelly in the UK, we mean a gelatine based dessert that is wobbly and gelatinous, like blancmange but translucent. We would have a distinct layer of jelly, sometimes mixed in with the sponge cake but sometimes separate. We might also have a layer of blancmange, cos we are mad that way 😄👍 But try it, you might like it. Thanks too for your recipe, my Grandma would approve 😁

[@themessycookbydale414]

@@pseudonayme7717 ah thanks for that. It sounds delicious.

[@sueu6263]

I used half a cup of rum, it was amazing!

[@themessycookbydale414]

yum! thanks for tuning in

[@marciaskinner8033]

I like trile its my favourite desert of all time well done you you do a great job of your trifle

[@themessycookbydale414]

Thanks Marcia..it's so yummy and so many different ways of putting it together. Thanks for watching

[@sandradent65]

I'll come and have some. That's what I call a trifle. I love the dish. Just subscribed to your channel. It's the first time I've come across it. Looking forward to seeing your other videos

[@themessycookbydale414]

Thanks Sandra. I appreciate your support. There are some really tried and true recipes on my channel. Recipes I've done for years. I hope you check them out as well.

[@dianalee3059]

Beautiful!! I like using Grand Marnier as the liquor when I make Trifle. I’m going to get some of that custard powder

[@themessycookbydale414]

Birds custard makes it so much easier. Have fun and enjoy. Grand Marnier..YES! Thanks for tuning in.

[@oldAJ]

We usually put jelly in ours

[@themessycookbydale414]

Yes so it seems..what kind of jelly do you use? Can you send me the ingredients please I'd like to try that version. Thanks for watching

[@francoforleo4971]

Just as I make it every Christmas, with some added tips by you to make my life easier…🙏🙏🙏

[@themessycookbydale414]

that's great thanks for tuning in

[@aviemore393]

Instead of alcohol, I spread the slices of cake with the appropriate jam matched to the fruit in the trifle, for example if using say, peaches and apricots, I’d spread cake with apricot jam. or raspberry jam if using mixed red berries, and I always use raspberry jelly over the bottom cake layer and add some berries as well. Your recipe is gorgeous, thanks heaps! And thanks #Dorothy Nolan for hint on adding 1 tsp powdered milk to stabilise the whipped cream x

[@themessycookbydale414]

Hi Avie, The adding of powdered milk is a great tip. Thanks #Dorothy. I'm going to try the jelly it's sounds delicious. Thanks for tuning in

[@debbieweathersbee7029]

Thank you for sharing your recipe!

[@maxmehran1722]

Loved it ! Such a cool recipe. My fav summer desert is and always will be the Strawberry Shortcake! Also like a cool lemon meringue pie! Or key lime pie. Fresh and tasty.

[@themessycookbydale414]

maybe strawberry short cake sometime soon!

[@timliboiron1619]

wait, you got some too???!!!!! I thought I was the only one! WTF lol

[@MsDale51]

Tim haha

[@maxmehran1722]

@@timliboiron1619 I feel like there's a certain weekly route the meals travel too. I am just lucky to be on that route lol

[@releasingendorphins232]

In England, my Gran used Sherry or Rum. Raspberries, Birds Custard...It was my favorite desert I have ever eaten. Thanks for the video.

[@themessycookbydale414]

thanks for tuning in. It's a favourite in our home too

[@LisaG442]

YES!! A trifle with more than one layer 🙌🏻

[@themessycookbydale414]

thanks for tuning in..it's so yummy too!

[@kamauwikeepa7308]

I warm up my milk, less one 1⃣ cup for mixing custard. I dissolve custard in the cup of milk then add it to the hot milk while stirring continuously with whisk. When custard begins to thicken i add sugar and vanilla, after all sugar will dissolve quickly, sometimes i will add white chocolate melts to give a rich creamier texture.

[@themessycookbydale414]

great tip thanks for tuning in

[@ziadreviews5612]

Best Trifle Recipe on KZbin👍

[@phoullawalker5919]

Looks delicious! Thank you.

[@themessycookbydale414]

thanks for tuning in

[@ellenhammond4266]

Love this 💕

[@RareGem369]

Very popular here in Australia along with Pavlova and Lamington cake 👌🏽😍

[@themessycookbydale414]

Hi to Australia..thanks so much for tuning in!

[@miroslavpetrovic9905]

Svaka vam cast Desert je predivan.

[@themessycookbydale414]

Thank you. Hvala i tebi sve najbolje

[@tranvu3531]

Wow very nice presentation

[@themessycookbydale414]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@PortmanRd]

A lot of british households normally add layers of set layers of jelly/jello before adding the custard. But looks nice just the same.

[@themessycookbydale414]

so many variations to this recipe that's the beauty of it. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching.

[@rebecajayasinghe5936]

Look delicious.

[@themessycookbydale414]

thanks for tuning in

[@RuleBlitzTV-TWK]

Wow that Was the shortest couple of hours of my life hehe this is amazing thank you Christmas pudding this year :)

[@themessycookbydale414]

thanks for watching...enjoy!

[@eduaniszerquera]

delicious

[@herstory4768]

Love from India ❤️

[@richardphillips1971]

You forgot the beef sautéed with onions haha

[@lindarobinson6942]

does the custard have to be like what u made or a bit thicker

[@themessycookbydale414]

hi Linda...you can make the custard a little thicker although it should not be too thick, you want it to be creamy but not runny.. The consistency should be like a pudding.

[@fatmamahmoud8475]

😘❤️

[@BBWboobie]

where is the jelly ?? I have never had trifle without jelly or with fruit tho the idea of adding fruit looks so yummy

[@themessycookbydale414]

It's different for sure but the jelly is a great way to go as well. In my version I love that the fruit juices go into the cake layer and just soaks it up. Yummy for sure. Thanks for tuning in.

[@conordorrian1652]

If you can't find custard powder you can make a thick sauce using milk , cream , sugar, touch of yellow colour and add a milk and cornstarch mix stirring till it gets slightly thicker as pancake batter....let cool...

[@themessycookbydale414]

Great tip thanks so much and thanks for tuning in. happy holidays

[@lyndamclean6786]

I make trifle the same as u not anyone else I use cream sherry. I soak the pound cake in sherry then disperse the cake in layers too

[@themessycookbydale414]

I hope you enjoyed it..one of our favourite desserts. thanks for tuning in

[@timliboiron1619]

tasted amazing. light and great for eating at 2am lol

[@Alaaallis]

Love from Saudi Arabia

[@jenhall6184]

Merry Christmas.

[@themessycookbydale414]

Merry Christmas Jen all the best and thanks for tuning in

[@valdahanson5064]

I like to soak my cake in a raspberry or port wine jelly.

[@themessycookbydale414]

that sounds delicious thanks for tuning in

[@anthonyfindlay8554]

Boiling milk?

[@themessycookbydale414]

barely a low boil..while mixing to thicken it. thanks for tuning in

[@dianalee3059]

Who got to lick the custard bowl?? *Raisrs hand*

[@emmabaldwin224]

And you definetly put a cup full of Sherry with some orange juice and let the cake soak it up

[@themessycookbydale414]

good tip thanks for watching.

[@emmabaldwin224]

In England it's most often made with Sherry not brandy

[@themessycookbydale414]

Good to know..I use whatever I have in the house. Thanks for watching.

[@ellenhammond4266]

As well as South Africa.😊

[@annescott6137]

🙋hi from Scotland hi thank you for sharing your trifle recipe I am a seventy year old woman and have made I trifle fir years but I don't understand why yours is called a English trifle

[@themessycookbydale414]

Hi Anne from Scotland..I've called it English trifle for years..I think it started out with a recipe I got from somewhere named "English Trifle" I changed up the recipe to my own liking and just never changed the name. thanks for tuning in

[@anthonyellsmore4532]

Where's the jelly....? Looks good though...thanks

[@themessycookbydale414]

yes i guess the jelly is a thing..next time i prepare this I will find a recipe with jelly..thanks for watching

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

English custard is egg yolks and cornflour and milk, we boiled milk then poured into bowl with eggs and cornflour , stir and return to pan to bring to boil . You’re so mean with brandy .

[@themessycookbydale414]

thanks for this. I'm mean with brandy?

[@annmcnamara8]

Eton mess make please

[@goharikjones7387]

The best custard is, to make it from scratch..

[@themessycookbydale414]

for sure but i believe this is a good alternative. thanks for watching

[@jankitteringham8483]

Alcohol is fine, Sherry is softer for flavour, but we make our custard from scratch , eggs, sugar and cream. Sorry ! 🇬🇧🥰

[@themessycookbydale414]

no don't be sorry this was just a time saving step..I've made my own custard from scratch as well. Always better from scratch. thanks for tuning in

[@emmayoung22]

Where is the meat?

[@themessycookbydale414]

the meat?

[@emmayoung22]

@themessycookbydale414 sorry it's a reference to friends. When Rachel makes a trifle and accidentally makes half trifle half shepherd's pie. 🤣. This trifle looks amazing btw.

[@themessycookbydale414]

@@emmayoung22 hahah i didn't get the reference right away..then by sheer coincidence saw the Friends episode the other day. hilarious. Thanks for watching.

[@specialforces4947]

Another trifle recipe advertising awful Birds artificial custard powder

[@gaillitherland591]

Not English trifle. There is no jelly and most trifles don’t have alcohol in them. Too much custard and not enough double cream

[@themessycookbydale414]

I appreciate your comment but this is my version of English trifle and it's yummy. Thanks for watching.

[@TheBlackflyer]

Not an English trifle at all.

[@themessycookbydale414]

ok..thanks for the comment and thanks for tuning in. I guess you can say it's my variation of an English trifle. Delicious and so easy.

[@Goodnews99457]

Very messy looking.

[@themessycookbydale414]

yes but delish..I am the "messy" cook afterall..haha thanks for tuning in.

[@Goodnews99457]

@themessycookbydale414 Sorry, it's not about your cooking, just overall messy looking desert. Didn't mean to sound that way.

[@themessycookbydale414]

no worries I didn't take it wrong..it is a messy looking dessert..happy holidays@@Goodnews99457

[@margaretjolly6375]

U talk to much

[@themessycookbydale414]

thanks for watching..ya I talk a lot.

[@MenCanNotBeWomen]

Use a sponge next and pour jelly in between the cream and custard and fruit.

[@themessycookbydale414]

thanks I'll give it a try thanks for the suggestion