Is it good?
2006-10-20 08:57:54 · 7 answers · asked by cucumis_sativus 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Trifle is a dessert made in a glass bowl so all the layers are visible.
You put lady fingers or white cake and soak in brandy, rum, or sherry.
Add layers of fresh berries or other fruit(berries are best, you can mix with raspberry jam) and custard or vanilla pudding.
Repeat-cake, fruit, custard, top with whipped cream.
Yes, I've had it. Yes, it's very good but rich.
The chocolate ganache (not fudge) covered in chocolate or cocoa is a truffle not a trifle.
2006-10-20 09:13:36 · answer #1 · answered by tallmochagirl 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A trifle is a pretty layered dessert in a glass dish (so you can see the layers). It usually has several layers, with cake or cookies, fruits, puddings, and/or whipped cream. They are popular because they are simple to make, but look very impressive!!
2006-10-20 09:08:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, there are two things that you can eat called trifle. One is sheep's stomach lining (very rubbery and I wouldn't recommend it) and the second one is a delicious layered dessert with pound cake, whipping cream, jam, chocolate, and custard. Very popular in the U.K. If you need a recipe for it, try the foodnetwork.com Bon Appetito!
2006-10-20 09:03:38 · answer #3 · answered by cindiloo 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
These are Trifles and here are a couple of my recipes, ENJOY!
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Pina Colada Trifle
Cake
1 (18.25 ounce) box butter yellow cake mix (Duncan Hines)
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup light rum
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup water or coconut milk
4 eggs
Place all ingredients except rum in mixing bowl and beat for 4 minutes. Pour into 3 (8-inch) cake pans which have been greased and floured. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool. Split to make 6 layers. Sprinkle split side with 1/2 cup light rum.
Custard
3 cups sour cream
2 (6 ounce) packages frozen fresh coconut or
2 cups fresh grated coconut
1 (7 ounce) can flaked coconut (reserving 1/4 cup
for garnish, may be toasted)
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
Mix ingredients together.
Fruit
1 (14 ounce) can crushed pineapple
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Yellow food coloring
Drain pineapple syrup. Add cornstarch in a saucepan. Add food color and cook on low heat until thickened. Remove from heat and add drained pineapple and cool. To layer, place cut side up of one cake layer in bottom of 8-inch trifle bowl. Spread with about a cup of custard. Over custard, spread a light layer of crushed pineapple mixture. Continue layering of cake and mixture until all is used up, ending with cut side down of top layer and only a layer of custard. Cover and store in refrigerator up to 5 days.
For serving
1 cup whipping cream
1 (7 ounce) can pineapple slices, well drained
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
Maraschino cherries
1/4 cup reserved coconut
Whip cream until stiff. Add confectioners' sugar. Mound on top of trifle and garnish with pineapple slices, maraschino cherries and toasted coconut. Or substitute the above with Cool Whip and 1 teaspoon rum flavoring.
NOTE: This will keep up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
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Prep Time : 30min
Cook Time : 25min
California Chocolate Trifle
California Chocolate Trifle is made with chocolate cake mix and chocolate-covered toffee bars.
INGREDIENTS:
1-18 1/4 ounce devil's food cake mix, prepared as directed in 9x13 baking pan
1/3 cup Kahlua
2-3 ounce boxes instant chocolate pudding, prepared with only 3 cups of milk
16 ounce container whipped topping or 1 pint cream, whipped
8 small chocolate covered toffee bars, frozen & chopped finely
or 7.5 ounce bag of almond brickle chips
PREPARATION:
Cut cooled cake into large chunks. Blend Kahlua into pudding. In glass trifle bowl, layer 1/2 cake, 1/2 pudding mixture, 1/2 whipped topping, 1/2 chopped candy. Repeat layers
2006-10-20 09:09:35 · answer #4 · answered by “Mouse Potato” 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Now that you know what it is...
"English Trifle" - 8 to 10 servings
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups milk
1/2 cup dry sherry or other dry white wine
3 egg yolks; beaten
3 tablespoons margarine or butter
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 (3 oz.) pkgs. ladyfingers
1/2 cup strawberry preserves
1 (12 oz.) pkg. frozen strawberries; thawed
1 cup chilled whipping cream
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons toasted slivered almonds
Mix 1/2 cup sugar, the cornstarch and salt in 3 -quart saucepan. Gradually stir in milk and sherry. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir at least half of the hot mixture gradually into egg yolks; stir into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in margarine and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
Cut ladyfingers lengthwise into halves; spread each half with strawberry preserves. Layer 1/4 of the ladyfingers, cut sides up, half of the strawberries and half of the pudding in 2-quart serving bowl; repeat. Arrange remaining ladyfingers around edge of bowl in upright position and with cut sides toward center. (It may be necessary to gently ease ladyfingers down into pudding about 1" so they remain upright.) Cover and refrigerate.
Beat whipping cream and 2 tablespoons sugar in chilled 1 1/2-quart bowl until stiff; spread over dessert. Sprinkle with almonds.
2006-10-20 10:34:48 · answer #5 · answered by JubJub 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A trifle (thing to eat) is a fudge covered in chocolate and it is DEFINITELY delicious!!!!!! yummy yummy
2006-10-20 09:08:42 · answer #6 · answered by lily 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its a layered dessert. Usually made in a big clear glass bowl so you can see the layers. its made with some sort of cake and toppings like whipped cream and fruits. basically anything though. in one episode of "friends". rachel made one with ground beef,..ewww
2006-10-20 09:07:55 · answer #7 · answered by liz 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋