our easter lunch + an easy trifle
 
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Serves: 16
What you'll need
  • 2 packs jam rollettes
  • 500mls custard
  • 300mls thickened cream
  • 2 Tbsp icing sugar
  • 1 jelly sachet
  • 1 punnet strawberries (sliced) or whatever fruit you feel like/have
  • chocolate to grate for top (optional)
Instructions
  1. Slice each jam rollette into halves (or thirds) and lay in the bottom of a glass bowl or serving dish. I did a mixture of halves and thirds.
  2. Lay the rollette slices around the base and sides of the bowl/dish. As you make this trifle you want to layer it from side to side but also want to make it nice to look at through the glass
  3. Make jelly the night before or an hour before you need it (and pop in the freezer to speed up). You don't need the jelly totally set but you don't want it too runny. Break up jelly with a spoon and pour over the layer of cake evenly.
  4. Now you want to lay strawberries around the side of the bowl above the cake layer and I put a layer of strawberries on top of the jelly too. Think about that presentation :)
  5. Pour custard over the strawberries and spread evenly. I like a bit of custard peeping through the sides. You can use store bought custard or make it yourself and chill until you need it.
  6. Place another layer of jam rollettes across the top (and if you have enough you could have them facing out too but I lay mine flat. It really depends on the size of your glass bowl and how many rollettes you've got left.
  7. Whip cream with a tablespoon or two of icing sugar until it's nice and thick. Spread out across the trifle. Wipe any excess cream that might have stuck to the sides above your cream layer for presentation purposes (trust me, I speak from experience here with my tiramisu!)
  8. Wrap bowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate to eat the same day.
  9. If you want to make this for the next day then I find adding the cream on the day you serve is best and the trifle can keep a little longer (not that you want to keep it that long).
  10. And the best part is to grate chocolate over the top of the cream (a Flake chocolate bar also does the trick or you could be healthy and slice some fruit and pop on the top)
  11. Serve and enjoy and make sure you get a bit of each layer as you plate up. The kids will love it.
Recipe by Retro Mummy at https://retromummy.com/2015/04/05/our-easter-lunch-an-easy-trifle/