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Easy Blackberry and Apple Trifle
Easy Blackberry and Apple Trifle is a glorious layered dessert full of sweet and tart flavours topped with whipped cream and crunchy toasted almonds.
Ingredients
- 150 grams madeira or other sponge cake
- 300 grams Easy Vanilla Custard Sauce or ready made chilled custard
- 200 millilitres double cream
- 25 grams flaked almonds, toasted
- 20 millilitres hedgerow vodka, sherry or orange juice
- 4 fresh blackberries for decoration
- 1 apple for decoration
Blackberry and Apple Compote
- 4 medium cooking apples
- 300 grams blackberries
- 100 grams sugar
- 2 tablespoon water
Instructions
To make the compote
- 4 medium cooking applesPeel, core and dice the apples.
- 300 grams blackberries, 100 grams sugar, 2 tablespoon waterPut the apples, blackberries, sugar and water into a saucepan and heat gently until the sugar is melted.
- Simmer for 5-10 minutes until the apples have dissolved to a pulp.
- Leave to cool.
To assemble the trifes
- 150 grams madeira or other sponge cake, 20 millilitres hedgerow vodka, sherry or orange juiceCut the cake into cubes and place in the bottom of the trifle dishes, divide the alcohol between the four portions, sprinkling over the cake.
- Spoon blackberry and apple compote over the cake. You will have plenty of compote, so add as much as you like but do cover the cake.
- 300 grams Easy Vanilla Custard SauceCover the compote with custard.
- 200 millilitres double creamWhip the cream until it is soft but will hold its shape. You don't have to pipe it onto the trifles but it does look pretty. I used a Wilton 1M piping nozzle. If you don't pipe then simply pile the cream onto the custard.
- 25 grams flaked almonds, toastedToast the flaked almonds in a dry frying pan on a medium heat, moving them around until they are a golden brown.
- 4 fresh blackberries, 1 appleJust before serving, Sprinkle the toasted almonds over the trifles and add fresh blackberries and a half slice of apple.
Notes
You can make a large trifle instead of individual bowls, just follow the same steps.
Nutrition
Calories: 659kcalCarbohydrates: 103gProtein: 9gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 314mgPotassium: 658mgFiber: 11gSugar: 72gVitamin A: 1221IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 217mgIron: 2mg