Spoon gently on top of the custard ... use chocolate brownies or any other chocolate cake instead. Plain trifle sponges will also work but the trifle won’t be quite as decadent.

Spoon half into a piping bag fitted with a plain ... Pipe blobs of cream around the edge of the trifle bowl. Halve the reserved apricots, then slice thinly. Cut each cranberry into three small ...

Remove from the heat and whisk for another minute. Set aside to cool Layer half of the sponge into a trifle bowl. Spoon the raspberry compote over the sponge allowing any juices to coat the sponge.

If you use trifle sponges, sandwich them in pairs ... over a gentle heat until the custard coats the back of the wooden spoon lightly. Don't let it boil or it will curdle. Cut the sponge into ...

Place a single layer of nilla wafer cookies into the bottom and on the side of a trifle bowl. Spoon half of the pudding on ...