Best 8 Old English Trifle Recipes
Dive into the tantalizing world of old English trifle, a classic dessert that beautifully combines layers of sponge cake, custard, fruit, and whipped cream, creating a symphony of flavors and textures. A journey through the culinary history of Britain reveals that this delightful treat dates back to the 17th century, where it was initially known as "trifle". The essence of a perfect trifle lies in its carefully orchestrated layers, each contributing its unique character to the ensemble. The moist sponge cake provides a sturdy base, while the creamy custard and luscious fruit add richness and a burst of vibrant flavors. Finally, the ethereal whipped cream crowns the trifle, creating an enticing canvas for an array of delectable toppings.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
ENGLISH TRIFLE
This dessert recipe came from a friend from England, Gill Overfelt. She is one of the best people in the world (an angel in disguise!). It is delicious and elegant looking layered in a trifle bowl or individual dessert glasses.
Provided by Teri
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European UK and Ireland English
Yield 14
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Slice strawberries and sprinkle them with sugar. Cut the bananas into slices and toss with orange juice. Combine pudding mix with milk and mix until smooth. Cut the cake into 1 inch cubes.
- Use half of the cake cubes to line the bottom of a large glass bowl. Layer half of the strawberries followed by half of the blueberries, and then half of the bananas. Spread half of the pudding over the fruit. Repeat layers in the same order.
- In a medium bowl, whip the cream to stiff peaks and spread over top of trifle. Garnish with maraschino cherries and slivered almonds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 633.1 calories, Carbohydrate 98.4 g, Cholesterol 28.6 mg, Fat 24 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 9.5 g, SaturatedFat 8.6 g, Sodium 537.2 mg, Sugar 62.8 g
TRADITIONAL ENGLISH TRIFLE
This is the absolutely traditional version of the delicious and easy-to-make dessert which graces the Sunday lunch-table of many a British family across the country. You could call it an "adult" trifle, as it is made without jello, but with lots of sherry, which makes it totally irresistable and more-ish - a can't go wrong recipe. For people outside the UK, the trifle sponges can probably be bought from a specialist store selling British food, but the custard powder is available in regular supermarkets.
Provided by Teachart
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Slice the cake into slices measuring about 3 x 2 x 1/2 inches, or whatever is convenient, and spread each slice with a little strawberry jam.
- Layer in a glass dish, leaving no significant gaps.
- Pour sherry over to soak sponge.
- Spread frozen raspberries over sponge, followed by sliced peaches.
- Make up custard, cool slightly and pour over all.
- Allow to cool in fridge.
- When set, whip cream and layer on top of custard.
- Chill for at least half an hour.
- Toast the almonds and scatter over.
- That's it, you're done, serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 411.1, Fat 18.9, SaturatedFat 9.5, Cholesterol 54.3, Sodium 28.8, Carbohydrate 42, Fiber 4.9, Sugar 30.6, Protein 3.5
ENGLISH TRIFLE TO DIE FOR
A traditional English trifle all children in the UK grow up eating on high days and holidays.
Provided by Polly Welby
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European UK and Ireland English
Time 2h45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Spread a little jam on each piece of cake and place in the bottom of a large glass bowl. Sprinkle raspberries over cake.
- Heat 10 fl. oz. cream in a medium saucepan over medium heat. While the cream is heating, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until pale yellow and smooth. Strain yolk mixture into a clean bowl. Pour hot cream into egg yolks and stir vigorously. Return mixture to pan over low heat and cook, stirring, until thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- While custard is cooling, whip 10 fl oz. cream until soft peaks form. Place almonds on a baking sheet and toast, in a 300 degree oven or toaster oven, stirring frequently, until golden, 2 to 10 minutes.
- Spread cooled custard over cake in bowl. Top with whipped cream and toasted almonds. Chill 2 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 566 calories, Carbohydrate 63.6 g, Cholesterol 178.7 mg, Fat 33.2 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 18.1 g, Sodium 349.6 mg, Sugar 31.7 g
OLD ENGLISH TRIFLE
Loaded with cake cubes and fruit, an old English trifle is always welcome at a holiday dinner. The creamy, homemade custard is well worth the effort. -Nancy O'Connor, Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 12 servings (1 cup each).
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small heavy saucepan, whisk egg yolks and sugar until blended. Stir in 1-3/4 cups cream. Cook over low heat about x-x minutes or until mixture is just thick enough to coat a metal spoon and a thermometer reads at least 160°, stirring constantly but gently, about 10 minutes. Do not allow to boil. Immediately transfer to a bowl. Place bowl in an ice-water bath for a few minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in vanilla. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard. Refrigerate until cold., Place cake cubes and crumbled cookies in a 3-qt. glass bowl. Drizzle with sherry and brandy. Layer the raspberries, strawberries and peaches over crumbled cookies; spoon custard over fruit. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour., In a large bowl, beat remaining 1-1/4 cups cream until stiff peaks form. Pipe or spoon over custard; sprinkle with almonds.
Nutrition Facts :
TRADITIONAL ENGLISH SHERRY TRIFLE - STRICTLY FOR THE GROWN UPS!
Treat your family and friends to this superb traditional boozy trifle full of sherry, raspberries and cream, especially popular at Christmas time. (Forget about counting calories until the New Year!) A trifle is a typically British dessert made with thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice or alcohol, and whipped cream. Interestingly it was always made so as to use up, stale, left over sponge cake, which is then softened with either fruit juices or a sweet alcohol like sherry. It really is best not to use fresh sponge as it just goes very soggy and mushy. In the UK you can buy "sponge fingers" or "sponge trifle cakes" which are perfect, or if you have an Italian shop nearby, try ready made tiramisu sponge. It's really easy to make and the ingredients are usually arranged in layers with the fruit and sponge on the bottom, and the custard and cream on top. The best trifles contain a small amount of alcohol such as port, or, most commonly, sweet sherry or madeira wine. If you can't drink alcohol, you can use fruit juice instead, the liquid is necessary to moisten the cake. Trifle containing sherry is sometimes called 'sherry trifle' or referred to as being 'High Church'!! We often had a sherry trifle for dessert or tea on a Sunday afternoon, it was a delicious end to a lazy and relaxing day!
Provided by French Tart
Categories Dessert
Time 4h10m
Yield 1 Large Trifle, 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Split the sponges in half then spread each half thinly with raspberry jam.
- Sandwich each half back together and cut into quarters.
- Place in the base of three and a half pint (2 litre) glass trifle bowl.
- Sprinkle the sherry over the sponges and spoon over the partially thawed raspberries and their juice.
- Roughly crush the ratafia biscuits and sprinkle over the raspberries.
- Chill for 3-4 hours.
- Place the milk and vanilla pod in a small pan and slowly bring to just below boiling point.
- Transfer to a heatproof jug and leave to infuse for 10 minutes.
- Remove the vanilla pod from the milk.
- Place the egg yolks, cornflour and sugar in a bowl and whisk together.
- Whisk in the milk, then strain the liquid back into the rinsed pan through a fine sieve.
- Cook over a gentle heat , stirring constantly until the custard starts to thicken, being careful not to allow to boil.
- Cook gently for two minutes unit the custard is a thick pouring consistency.
- Quickly pour the custard into a cold bowl to prevent further cooking.
- Sprinkle the surface with a thin coating of caster sugar to prevent a skin forming.
- Set aside and leave to cool.
- Spoon the cold custard onto the raspberries in the trifle bowl, spreading to the edges with a palette knife.
- Gently whip the cream until it nearly holds its shape, then spoon three quarters of it on top of the custard and carefully spread to the sides of the bowl.
- Whip the remaining cream until it holds it shape.
- Pipe swirls of cream around the top of the bowl and decorate with flaked almonds and cherries, silver dragees or raspberries.
CLASSIC TRIFLE
Christmas celebrations are not complete without a trifle and this recipe is guaranteed to be the crown jewels of the table
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Put 750g frozen summer fruit in a pan with 200g caster 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.
- Meanwhile, soak 9 sheets leaf 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.
- Make the custard according to pack instructions with 75g custard powder, 1.2l milk and 50g caster sugar to create a really thick custard. Cover the surface with baking paper while it cools a little.
- Pile 1½ - 2 cubed madeira cakes into a trifle bowl, spoon over the reserved juice and berries, then 4 tbsp sherry or cassis.
- 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.
- 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.
- Whip 300 - 450ml double cream with 1 tsp vanilla extract and 2 tbsp icing sugar until just holding its shape, then spoon round the bowl over the set jelly. Scatter with 2 crushed amaretti biscuits and chill until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 581 calories, Fat 26 grams fat, SaturatedFat 14 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 78 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 60 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 13 grams protein, Sodium 0.77 milligram of sodium
GRANDMA'S ENGLISH TRIFLE
This scrumptious trifle recipe is a family heirloom. My grandmother would make an enormous dish of it for Saturday night dinners when they often had guests. If there were leftovers, they'd eat that English trifle dessert every night that week until it was gone! -Ruth Verratti, Gasport, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Slice pound cake in half horizontally. Spread with jam and replace top of cake. Slice cake into 9 pieces. Line the sides and fill the center of a 2-qt. glass serving bowl with cake pieces. Prepare pudding with milk. Pour over cake. Chill. Beat cream and sugar until soft peaks form; spread over cake and pudding. Chill at least 4 hours. Garnish with almonds and cherries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 292 calories, Fat 16g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 76mg cholesterol, Sodium 176mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (24g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.
OLD-FASHIONED TRIFLE
Trifle
Provided by 2westviewterrace
Time 20m
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Cover the bottom of the dish with the swiss roll. Spoon over the sherry.
- Arrange the fruit on top. Make up the jelly and pour over the fruit and cake. Leave to set.
- Make the custard. Leave to cool. Pour onto the set jelly.
- Whip the Cream and spread on to the trifle. Sprinkle with the almonds.
Tips:
- To make sure your trifle is as delicious as possible, use the freshest ingredients you can find.
- Don't be afraid to experiment with different flavors. You can use any type of fruit, cake, and custard that you like.
- If you don't have a lot of time, you can use store-bought ingredients. Just be sure to choose high-quality products.
- Be sure to chill your trifle for at least 4 hours before serving. This will help the flavors to meld and the trifle to set.
- When you're ready to serve your trifle, garnish it with fresh fruit, whipped cream, or chocolate shavings.
Conclusion:
Old English trifle is a classic dessert that's perfect for any occasion. It's easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With so many different variations, there's sure to be a recipe that you'll love. So next time you're looking for a delicious and impressive dessert, give Old English trifle a try.
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