Name: Cheat’s strawberry and cream trifle with custard
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 store-bought, jam-filled Swiss rolls (around 250g each); 4 1/2 tablespoon sherry (or fruit juice); 1 can berries in juice (eg boysenberries); 3 punnet strawberries, washed, hulled and halved or quartered, plus extra to decorate; 500 millilitre store-bought custard; 300 millilitre cream, whipped

Cheat’s strawberry and cream trifle with custard

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Serves 8

Prep

30M

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No hard work is required to whip up this trifle recipe! By using just a few simple store-bought ingredients, you can be enjoying this summer trifle for dessert in no time. It’s perfect for entertaining

Ingredients

2 store-bought, jam-filled Swiss rolls (around 250g each)

4 1/2 tablespoon sherry (or fruit juice)

1 can berries in juice (eg boysenberries)

3 punnet strawberries, washed, hulled and halved or quartered, plus extra to decorate

500 millilitre store-bought custard

300 millilitre cream, whipped

Method

Slice Swiss rolls into 1cm slices. Line bottom third (including sides) of trifle bowl with a third Swiss roll slices, then drizzle with 1½ Tbsp sherry or fruit juice.

Add third of berries with some of the juice, third of strawberries, third of custard and third of cream

Repeat layers twice more, starting with Swiss rolls and finishing with whipped cream.

Decorate trifle with a few extra strawberries and chill for 3-4 hours or overnight.

Sophie Gray