Christmas Trifle.

You can have Christmas Trifle using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Christmas Trifle

1. You need 100 g of trifle sponges.
2. You need 150 ml of Cointreau or other favourite liquor.
3. Prepare 150 g of fresh raspberries.
4. It's 350 g of fresh strawberries, sliced.
5. Prepare of Custard:.
6. Prepare 6 of egg yolks.
7. It's 50 g of caster sugar.
8. Prepare 500 ml of milk.
9. You need 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
10. Prepare of Topping:.
11. You need of Double cream.
12. Prepare 1-2 tsp of caster sugar.
13. It's of Chocolate or sugar sprinkles.

Christmas Trifle step by step

1. Break up the trifles sponges into thumb size pieces and layer each dish. Pour over the liquor..
2. Layer with sliced fresh strawberries and raspberries..
3. To make the custard, combine the egg yolks and sugar and whisk together until smooth. Put the milk in a saucepan and heat gently..
4. Gradually stir in the egg mixture and heat until the custard thickens. Do not boil. Remove from the heat then stir in the vanilla. Leave to cool..
5. Pour custard over the trifle sponges and fruit..
6. Whisk the double cream until it forms soft peaks and stir in the sugar to taste before spreading the cream onto each trifle..
7. Add a couple of raspberries and scatter over your choice of decoration: grated chocolate, sprinkles, marshmallows, gold leaf etc. Chill for 30 minutes before serving (if you can possible wait that long)..