Even Angela heads for the custard powder to make her easy sherry trifle recipe. Throw in frozen raspberries and ready-made sponge fingers and you have an instant classic. Layer the sponges evenly ...

If you use trifle sponges, sandwich them in pairs ... sprinkling generously with sherry as you go along. Pour in some homemade egg custard and then add another layer of sponge.

Mary's easy Christmas trifle with dried fruit compôte and lashings of sherry can be made up to 2 days ahead and decorated with whipped cream just before serving. First, make the fruit compôte.

Cut into slices and use to line the bottom and the lower sides of a large glass trifle dish. Drizzle generously with the sherry. Slice the fruit if necessary, then spread it out over the sponge ...

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