English Trifle
The word “trifle” comes from the old French term “trufle,” and means something of little consequence. Had they tasted this trifle they might not have thought so! A proper English trifle is made with egg custard, cake, usually stale or left over cake, with a fruit syrup and sherry and topped with whipped cream.
We will give the recipe for each of the important components but obviously if you happen to have some stale cake lying about feel free to use it. Also we used fresh raspberries and Fresh Raspberry Freezer Jam but store bought jam or strawberries and strawberry jam are equally delicious.
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