Christmas Berry Trifle
A festive and indulgent trifle with layers of raspberry jelly, homemade cake, mixed berry compote, vanilla custard, and vanilla bean Chantilly cream. Perfect for holiday celebrations!
Ingredients:
Raspberry Jelly
3 packets raspberry Jell-o 11.8g each
750 ml boiling water
750 ml cold water
Fresh raspberries about 50g 療
Vanilla Bean Custard
6 egg yolks 讀
900 ml whole milk or half and half 拏
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
3 tablespoons corn starch
3 tablespoons sugar
White Cake
4 egg whites 讀
100g flour about 1 cup
100g butter 4 oz 杻
100g sugar 1/2 cup
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
100 ml milk 拏
Mixed Berry Compote
250g strawberries
100g blackberries
150g raspberries
50g sugar 1/4 cup
60 ml water
60 ml red wine
Vanilla Chantilly Cream
500 ml whipping cream 2 cups 拏
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
2-3 tablespoons icing sugar
Garnish
Fresh or frozen berries
Sprinkles and chocolate sprinkles
Instructions:
1 Raspberry Jelly:
In a large bowl, dissolve Jell-o powder in boiling water, then add cold water.
Pour 2/3 of the mixture into the trifle dish, add fresh raspberries, and cover. Refrigerate overnight.
Pour the remaining jelly into a small bowl for a second layer.
2 Vanilla Bean Custard:
Heat milk in a saucepan until just boiling.
In a bowl, whisk egg yolks, corn starch, and sugar until smooth.
Slowly add hot milk to the egg mixture, whisking constantly.
Return to low heat, whisking until thickened. Add vanilla bean paste and let cool with cling film over the top. Chill overnight.
3 White Cake:
Preheat oven to 180C 350F. Grease a baking pan and line with parchment.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Mix in milk and vanilla, then sift in flour and baking powder.
Whisk egg whites until stiff, fold into batter, and bake for 25 minutes. Cool completely.
4 Mixed Berry Compote:
In a pan, combine berries, sugar, water, and red wine. Simmer until thickened. Cool in the refrigerator.
5 Vanilla Chantilly Cream:
Whip cream to stiff peaks, add vanilla paste and icing sugar. Chill until needed.
6 Assembly:
Begin layering with jelly, cake, berry compote, and custard.
Repeat layers, adding the reserved jelly and more custard.
Top with Chantilly cream. Chill for 1-2 hours.
7 Garnish:
Decorate with fresh berries, sprinkles, and chocolate.
Enjoy a festive bowlful of Christmas cheer!
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