How do I make a trifle?

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This will be my first ever attempt so a simple one please!!

TIA

Slice up a ready made madeira cake. Splurge over some sherry or port. Whack a load of raspberries on top. Pour over a pot of ready made "fresh" custard and leave it all to set for a few hours. top with whipped cream and some toasted almond slivers. Devour.

buy a Bird's mix
Follow instructions
Delicious

Honestly I've made lots and lots of other trifles but it's the best

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo to Bird's Eye! Mil occasionally makes one of these as a "treat" - it is not!

what janeite said - trifle is easy

or use swiss roll instead of madeira cake

or amaretti biscuits soaked in booze - yum!

I sometimes replace the cake for fruit....yummy

swiss roll works well but nothing beats a Bird's trifle for Christmas nostalgia..especially if the custard thickens too much and becomes boomerange in consistency

mine is janeite's but minus the alcohol, if there's not enough juice coming out of the rasps I add a bit of apple juice

I'm going to make a trifle in a minute too! I use trifle sponges soaked in juice from tin of raspberries and rum! Then custard and cream and crushed almonds on top. Then a ladle each and dig in!

Yes, swiss roll is good too - and often easier to find than madeira cake.At this time of year I often make it the night before and use frozen berries, get it to the custard stage then let it sit overnight and whack the cream on the next day.

Is anything better than trifle snaffled direct from the fridge??

I was going to suggest searching for moondog's triffle suggestions but I see she has already posted!

I don't like jelly so I'm going to attempt a triffle without any jelly, that's not sacrilage is it?

I never eat sweet things but Christmas is the one time I give myself a free rein.Have been out to buy my ingredients today.God, I can't wait.

No,you don't have to have jelly. That firm consistency is good though. I use gelatine with raspberry juice.

doesn't anyone else have a jelly layer??

ours goes:

sponge cake in the bottom
then booze
then fruit
then jelly
leave it to set
now custard
leave it to set
now whipped cream
sprinkle toasted flaked almonds

oh sorry x-posts re jelly

I'm going to make one, I've decided!

Cake and booze, fruit (bananas?) custard and cream

I don't like the idea of bananas. Cut bananas are spooky squidgy grey things, like giant bogies.

Don't.Leave it aht.

yes i'm going to buy the stuff tomorrow, sod xmas pudding

buy a packet mix then add cocktail fruit like i do.

yes, sod the chriswtmas pud, not my cup of tea.

SEA I would rather bananas than cocktail fruit

Not bananas - shudder. And not fruit cocktail either.

Oops - somebody stop me please: I have realised that I am clearly a trifle snob.

Yes, let's put an end to this banana and fruit cocktail malarkey.I would rather engage in furtive mutual masturbation with Nigel Lawson than endure such an abomination.

step away from the bananas...

i quite like fruit cocktail tho. tinned strawberries too!!

lol moondog, i read that as nigella lawson, interestin image!!