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Forepaughs English Trifle
 
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Prep Time: 2 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Ready In: 47 Minutes
Servings: 12
This recipe from Forepaughs restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota, a layered cake-and-berry specialty in its tall glass bowl, is a holiday show stopper. Prep time is approximate and includes chilling. (This is an adopted recipe. I have not prepared this particular version of trifle.)
Ingredients:
8 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 1/2 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups whipping cream, whipped
3 (36 ounce) packages red raspberries, frozen
1 cup sugar
1 small sponge cake (9x9x2-inch)
1/4 cup dry sherry, divided
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds
2 (20 ounce) packages frozen strawberries, thawed and sliced
1 tablespoon sugar
Directions:
1. For pastry cream, in a large, heavy saucepan, combine egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar and cornstarch until smooth.
2. Add milk and cook and stir just until mixture comes to boiling; remove from the heat.
3. Stir in butter and vanilla.
4. Cool, cover and chill the mixture for about 2 hours.
5. Fold in the whipped cream.
6. For raspberry sauce, in a 4- to 5-quart Dutch oven, heat raspberries over low heat until thawed; stir in sugar.
7. Cook, uncovered, over medium-low heat for 40 minutes or until thickened to consistency of egg whites.
8. Cool for about 30 minutes; sieve to remove seeds.
9. Cut the sponge cake into 1-1/2-inch pieces.
10. Begin layering the trifle by arranging half of the cake pieces in the bottom of a clear 3-quart glass bowl.
11. Sprinkle half of the sherry over cake.
12. Spoon 1 package of strawberries over cake to cover.
13. Repeat layers.
14. Cover and chill for up to 24 hours.
15. Beat the 1 cup whipping cream with the 1 tablespoon sugar until stiff peaks form.
16. Serve the trifle topped with the raspberry sauce, sweetened whipped cream and almonds.
17. Note: if you like, layer ingredients in individual dessert dishes.
By RecipeOfHealth.com