That's why trifle, with its sweet Jell-O, creamy custard and array of fruit options, is the perfect 2020 holiday dessert.

Make this Classic Trifle — a stunning, layered festive dessert with jelly, custard, sponge, fruit, and cream 🍓🎂✨ Perfect ...

The frothy concoction goes back to Shakespearean times: The earliest trifle recipe I found was in "The Good Huswife's Iewell," by Thomas Dawson and dated 1596. It was more like a fool, or a thick ...

Cake. Cream. Fruit. (Or chocolate. Or both.) It’s no wonder that the trifle—often served in one of those fancy glass containers—is a total crowd-pleaser. The classic British dessert is ...

Choose a spirit for the purée that complements the fruit you are using. This dessert is sumptuous and refreshing. Yields 8 to 10 servings ...

I like to think of the trifle — the traditional English dessert that layers cake, custard, fruit and cream — as a catchall dish.

Nothing says throwback dessert like a trifle. And old it is — 18th century England old. Traditionally, it has three or four layers that include fruit, alcohol-soaked sponge cake and custard.

It serves between 10 to 12 hungry guests, so is the perfect dessert for a big, celebratory meal. The preparation should take between one and two hours, and it requires zero cooking time.

1. Place 1 litre water in a saucepan with sugar and teas over high heat. Bring to the boil; remove from heat. Squeeze excess water from gelatine; stir into tea mixture. Strain mixture through fine ...

Place 1/3 of cake slices in bottom of a 3- to 4-quart trifle dish, arranging them in overlapping, "fallen-domino style," in a circle in the bottom of the bowl or dish.