Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 85 gram raspberry jelly crystals
  • 250 gram sponge cake, cut into 2.5cm pieces
  • 1/4 cup sweet sherry
  • 1/4 cup custard powder
  • 1/4 cup caster sugar (superfine)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cup milk
  • 825 gram canned sliced peaches, drained
  • 2 1/3 cup thickened (heavy) cream

Instruction

  • Make jelly according to directions on packet; pour into shallow container. Refrigerate 20 minutes or until jelly is almost set.
  • Arrange cake in 3-litre (12-cup) bowl; sprinkle over sherry.
  • Blend custard powder, sugar and extract with a little of the milk in small saucepan; stir in remaining milk. Stir over heat until mixture boils and thickens. Cover surface of custard with plastic wrap; cool.
  • Pour jelly over cake; refrigerate 15 minutes. Top with peaches. Stir 1/3 cup of the cream into custard; pour over peaches.
  • Whip remaining cream; spread half over custard. Spoon remaining whipped cream into piping bag fitted with large fluted tube; pipe over top of trifle. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
  • Serve trifle topped with maraschino cherries, if you like.