It’s not Christmas without a homemade trifle! If you love having a big family Christmas then this one will go round everyone and you’ll probably even get seconds!
It may take a while to make but everyone will go “WOW!” 😮 – it’s a real showstopper. We took ours round to friends where we had a real feast with lots of cheese. We didn’t eat it all but it was very yummy and not too rich.
I used whipping cream instead of double cream as it’s a bit lighter. The good thing with a trifle is that you can add any fruit you want, feel free to experiment with a different selection of fruit. Using shop bought swiss roll takes the workload down a bit and soaking it in Cointreau gives a nice zesty/boozy flavour and is a nice alternative to traditional sherry.
Give it a go, your family will not be disappointed!
Berrylicious Boozy Orange Trifle
Ingredients
- 1 swiss roll raspberry or strawberry
- 150 ml cointreau
- 135 g jelly raspberry or strawberry
- 230 g strawberries quarters
- 135 g raspberries
- 300 g mandarin oranges in juice
- 1 lt custard
- 500 g whipping cream
- 8 fresh cherries to decorate
- 8 meringues
- chocolate shavings to decorate
Instructions
- Cut the swiss roll into 14 pieces and place around the bowl and on the bottom.
- Pour over 35 ml of Cointreau on the sponge and add the strawberries and raspberries in the middle and pour over the rest of the Cointreau onto the fruit.
- Drain the juice from the tinned mandarins in a jug, place the oranges around the edges and the rest scattered in the middle. Pour the juice over.
- Prepare the jelly to the instructions on the packet, pour it over the fruit and sponges then place in the fridge overnight.
- The next day pour the custard over the layer of jelly, smooth over and place back into the fridge for at least 5 hours of overnight.
- Whip your cream up to soft peaks and gently add a layer on top of your custard. There will be some extra cream left over so whisk it up a bit more until it gets a bit stiffer. Add your 8 meringues around the edge and either pipe or place a small amount of cream in 8 locations in between the meringues, then place a cherry on top.
- Finish with some grated chocolate.
- Serve and enjoy!
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