Trifle ideas

[LeonardoAcropolis]

Hello, I've bought myself a smart trifle bowl, purely because I liked it .

I do love a trifle, but would welcome some ideas and inspiration from mnetters.

What's your favourite? doesn't have to be a trifle, any dessert that can be. presented in a trifle bowl will do.

[ShakeYourTailFeathers]

Delia's traditional sherry trifle is my favourite.

[lk26]

I did a baileys trifle one Xmas. Was to die for. No jelly and lots of alcohol for me.
I always think the sliced up Swiss roll looks nice in those fancy trifle dishes.
Saw today they had them 1/3 off in sainsburys.
Oh just remembered what about Black Forest gateaux style trifle. Heaven

[ShakeYourTailFeathers]

i'm off to google bailey's trifle

[lk26]

And please can we stop the food talk ! If it's not trifle it's a thread on Xmas lattes or eating peanut butter.
Just stop. I am on a cabbage soup diet for a week and it's not helping

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Do my port and raspberry one - will give recipe if you want it.

[MissBlennerhasset]

I'd like the port and raspberry recipe please

[Stopanuary]

As an alternative to plain cream on the top, we now favour an eton mess concoction of meringue, fresh fruit and cream.

[Allalonenow]

Ooohh i agree, a Black Forest trifle would look great in a large bowl, chocolate cherries and cream, delicious!!
Or how about an Italian trifle, peaches and custard or cream, no jelly.
Or a fruit jelly made with sparkling wine.

[Catsmamma]

i never put jelly into a trifle, it's an ABOMINATION!

i keep meaning to do a Black Forest one, with chocolate custard too!!

Mostly I go almond and raspberry...so...sponge fingers or lovely cake, rasps, amaretti biscuits, rasp jam, more amaretti, custard, lots and lots of cream and chocolate shavings on top I like sherry and amaretto sloshed geneorous over the sponge base.

I really fancy a lemon one too....lemon drizzle sponge in the bottom drowned in limoncello, gorgeous lemony custard, maybe some crushed meringues, def homemade lemon curd...lashings of cream!

i love trifle. I really do.

[Catsmamma]

*generously

....the thought of trifle has upset my spelling!

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Port and raspberry

I use either a big raspberry swiss roll, or Madeira cake, or the posh trifle sponges the name of which I have forgotten, rather than the cheap sugary stick ones.

So - layer some cake in the bottom and around the sides of your beautiful dish.
Sprinkle or liberally throw port all over it.
Shove in a load of raspberries, and drizzle/slosh/pour more port over.
Make a top layer of cake and annoint/splash/bathe with further port.
Pour custard all over that (I use the posh ready made stuff with bits of vanilla in).
Leave for a few hours or more.
Whip cream then spread all over top.
Put toasted flaked almonds on top of that.
You can make a port syrup from a reduction of port and sugar and drizzle that over too, but I generally don't bother unless feeling particularly ponced up/flush with port.
Devour - ideally alone, with a spade.

[DorisIsALittleBitPartial]

Mix fresh custard with a tub of mascarpone, tastes amazing.

[ShakeYourTailFeathers]

thanks Remus

I have a pic of DH with the trifle bowl and a giant spoon from last xmas

[Damntheclockchange]

Banoffee trifle? I had a yummy recipe once but unfortunately I can't remember where it was from

[sinkestatecar]

Ive made this before and it's INCREDIBLE www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/black_forest_trifle_62822

[LeonardoAcropolis]

wow! thank you for your ideas, I do like the sound of the Black Forest trifle and Remus' s trifle.

Damntheclockchange, Delia Smith did a banoffee trifle, recipe is probably online.

[ppeatfruit]

You could make a tiramisu trifle using chocolate instead of coffee or mocha it looks lovely in a pretty bowl.

[MissBlennerhasset]

Thanks Remus! Sounds gorgeous.