This easy trifle recipe uses ready-made custard and cake, leaving you time to make some homemade jelly, with optional fruity liqueur. Boosting the whipped cream with mascarpone isn't traditional ...

Sandwich the rounds of sponge cake together with homemade raspberry jam. If you use trifle sponges, sandwich them in pairs. Next, make the egg custard. You will need 500ml. Whisk the eggs with the ...

These Italian-inspired trifles use panettone, the buttery, fruity Christmas “bread” instead of sponge cake to give the trifle a unique flavour, while the addition of sparkling prosecco makes ...

To make the custard, put the milk in a pan with the vanilla pod (if using) and bring almost to a boil. Take the pan off the heat, then remove the vanilla pod. You can wash the vanilla pod and pat ...

Slice by slice, dip the brioche or Madeira cake into the flavored peach juice, just long enough to coat the cake but not allowing it to go soggy. Lay each slice in the bottom of a serving dish ...

If you can’t get hold of a chocolate Swiss roll, use chocolate brownies or any other chocolate cake instead. Plain trifle sponges will also work but the trifle won’t be quite as decadent.