TRIFLE PUDDING

 

TRIFLE PUDDING

Puddings are often served in Anglo-Indian Homes as a Dessert. No specific recipe need be followed for preparing a Trifle. It all depends on the availability of the ingredients you have at home. One can mix and match in a Trifle and just innovate. The contents of a trifle can be varied according to one’s choice. Here is a step by step Recipe for a simple Trifle. 

Ingredients

300 grams sponge cake 

4 tablespoons mixed fruit jam 

1 large tin of canned mixed fruit or 2 cups of chopped fresh fruit of your choice

1 cup prepared jelly

500 ml fresh cream 

500 ml whipped cream 

1 cup prepared custard 

1. Whip the fresh cream and whipped cream separately to soft peaks consistency 

2. Drain the excess syrup from the canned fruits. Mix 2 tablespoons of jam to this fruit syrup and mix well. (If using Fresh Fruit then use a cup of apple juice or any other fruit juice). Divide the fruit into 3 portions 

3. Using a sharp knife, slice the cake horizontally into a layer so that it fits the bottom of the bowl in which the pudding is to be set. 

4. Spread the layer of cake liberally with jam. 

5. Place the cake layer in the glass bowl and soak with the fruit syrup Press down firmly down. 

6. Now spread a layer of the fruit over the soaked sponge cake layer. 

7.Top this layer with one portion of the fresh Cream. 

8. Repeat a second layer of the fruit.

9. Top this fruit layer with the custard

10. Repeat a third layer of fruit 

10. Now spread a layer of whipped cream using a spatula. 

11. Garnish with cubes of jelly, cut fresh fruit, cherries, walnuts etc.

Chill and serve when required.