Trifle

Name: Trifle
Ingredients: stale cake, preferably yellow or pound; ladyfingers or more cake; fresh fruit, variety of tastes and texture, or canned; custard, preferably hard-set, overcooked but not burnt and/or jello (not my preference); red currant jelly; nuts (pecans, slivered almonds or your choice); sherry and/or sherries and/or brandy; whipped cream; lots of options, a good deal depends on how much you want to make

9 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

stale cake, preferably yellow or pound
ladyfingers or more cake
fresh fruit, variety of tastes and texture, or canned
custard, preferably hard-set, overcooked but not burnt and/or jello (not my preference)
red currant jelly
nuts (pecans, slivered almonds or your choice)
sherry and/or sherries and/or brandy
whipped cream
lots of options, a good deal depends on how much you want to make

Directions

1

Select a bowl (glass is fun).
2

Put some stale cake on bottom; halve ladyfingers or cake up the sides.
3

(Ladyfingers relax nicely with lashing of sherry.)
4

Lace all these with sherry.
5

Layer with sliced fruits repeatedly, and alternate with custard layers, occasional cake-slice layers, fruits, fruits and fruits, lashes of sherry, dollops of currant jelly, sprinkles of nuts, etc.
6

If it's a glass bowl, turn some vivid colors eyeward.
7

Internally, please yourself by the arrangements only you will see, and only once.
8

Top with whipped cream and fruit/nut reminders.
9

Never forget the sherry.