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Ruby fruit jelly trifle

This will get a 10 out of 10 from your family! - by Barbara Northwood
  • 01 Apr 2019
Ruby fruit jelly trifle
Prep: 45 Minutes - Cook: 15 Minutes - Moderately Easy - Serves 10
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I’ve discovered over the years that the quantities of a trifle can vary according to the shape of bowl you use. If it is narrow at the bottom, you will need a little less cake, whereas a wide-topped one requires more cream. I’ll leave it to you.

Ingredients

750g/1lb 10oz frozen summer fruit (raspberries, blackberries, red and blackcurrants)

250g/9oz caster sugar

9 sheets leaf gelatine

75g/2½oz custard powder

1.2 litres/2 pints milk

1½-2 Madeira cakes, cubed

4 tbsp Sherry or cassis

300-450ml/½-¾pt double cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 tbsp icing sugar

2 crushed amaretti biscuits, to serve

Method

  1. Put the fruit in a pan with 200g sugar and 1 litre water and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook for 2 mins, then scoop out 6 tbsp fruit and 150ml juice. Now carry on cooking the fruit in the pan for 5 mins.

  2. Meanwhile, soak the gelatine in cold water to soften it. If you have a hand blender, blitz the cooked fruit or mash with a potato masher, then strain through a sieve into a large bowl and push through the pulp so just the skins and seeds are left. Squeeze excess water from the gelatine, add to the hot fruit syrup and stir to dissolve. Cool, then chill until on the point of almost setting.

  3. Make the custard according to pack instructions with the custard powder, milk and 50g sugar to create a really thick custard. Cover the surface with baking paper while it cools a little.

  4. Pile the cake into a trifle bowl, spoon over the reserved juice and berries, then the Sherry. Pour over a thick layer of custard, pushing it against the side of the dish to seal in the cake below. Leave to cool and set with a skin – this makes a barrier for the jelly.

  5. When the custard is cold and set, and the jelly is on the point of setting, spoon the jelly over the custard and chill until ready to complete.

  6. Whip the cream with the vanilla and icing sugar until just holding its shape, then spoon round the bowl over the set jelly. Scatter with the crushed biscuits and chill until ready to serve.

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Barbara Northwood
Barbara Northwood
Barbara has over 38 years experience in the food industry, loves sharing advice, recipes and know-how on everything food. She’s a passionate gardener and being to grow fresh herbs, lemons and rhubarb and more, gives her great satisfaction.

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