Winter berry trifle

Winter berry trifle

An impressive-looking pud that tastes pretty good too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preperation and cooking times

Ready in 20 minutes, plus chilling

Method

  1. Put the berries and sugar in a pan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the cassis and cool slightly.
  2. Put a layer of Madeira cake in the bottom of a large glass trifle dish and spoon over 2/3 of the berry mix (you might not need all the liquid).
  3. Beat the mascarpone until smooth then gradually beat in the custard and stir in the vanilla. Spoon on top of the cake and berries. Whip the cream to soft peaks and dollop onto the custard. Chill for an hour. Just before serving, spoon over the rest of the berry mix

Per serving

672 kcalories, protein 5.6g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 52.9 g, saturated fat 30.1g, fibre 2g, salt 0.53 g

Recipe from olive magazine, January 2008.

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  • 27 December 2007

    Mand commented on this recipe

    Made this for Boxing Day and everyone enjoyed

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  • 27 December 2007

    andie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    made this for christmas day pudding really fab pud got lots of compliments really easy to make will be doing this again in the near future

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  • 04 January 2008

    jody rated and commented on this recipe

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    brilliant made it for new years day very easy to make and tasty too

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  • 28 January 2008

    Sarah J commented on this recipe

    Made this trifle for a friends family get together and it was perfect! Considering my husband who is not really all for a dessert he thought it was delicious.

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  • 25 March 2008

    jo p commented on this recipe

    I made this for easter and thought the recipe was really easy and the result was fantastic. This was the tastiest trifle that I have had. I would recommend it to anyone.

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  • 12 May 2008

    mandy commented on this recipe

    made this trifle yesterday for a birthday bbq. Fantastic trifle, delicious, everyone loved it. Looks very pretty.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preperation and cooking times

Ready in 20 minutes, plus chilling

Ingredients

  • 500g bag frozen mixed berries
  • 4 tbsp golden caster sugar
  • 4 tbsp crème de cassis (or any other berry liqueur)
  • about 250g Madeira cake , sliced
  • 250ml tub mascarpone
  • 500ml tub custard
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 284ml and 142ml pot double cream
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Per serving

672 kcalories, protein 5.6g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 52.9 g, saturated fat 30.1g, fibre 2g, salt 0.53 g

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