Trifle

A trifle is a British dessert dish made from thick (or often solidified) custard, fruit, sponge cake, fruit juice or, more recently, jelly (American term: gelatin) and whipped cream, usually arranged in layers with fruit and sponge on the bottom, custard and cream on top. Some trifles contain a small amount of alcohol (port, or, most commonly sweet sherry or madeira wine) - non-alcoholic versions use fruit juice instead, as the liquid is necessary to moisten the cake. Trifle containing sherry is sometimes called "Sherry Trifle" or referred to as being "High Church". One popular variant has the sponges soaked in liquid-gelatin dessert when the trifle is made, which sets when refrigerated. The cake and jelly bind together and produce a uniquely pleasant texture if made in the correct proportions (there should not be too much jelly added, or nucleation will not occur). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3008x2000, 2427 KB) I made this raspberry sherry trifle and took this photo of it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3008x2000, 2427 KB) I made this raspberry sherry trifle and took this photo of it. ... A selection of desserts Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a dinner, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one, such as some cheeses. ... Custard is a range of preparations based on milk and eggs, thickened with heat. ... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Spain. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Look up jelly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-butterfat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. ... Different port wines with corresponding colour Port wine (also known as Vinho do Porto, Porto, or simply Port) is a sweet, Fortified wine from the Portuguese Douro Valley in the northern part of Portugal. ... Sherry solera Sherry is a type of wine originally produced in and around the town of Jerez, Spain; and hence in Spanish Language it is called Vino de Jerez. The towns Persian name during the Rustamid period was Xerex (Shariz, in Persian شريش), from which both sherry and Jerez are... Madeira is a fortified wine made in the Madeira Islands of Portugal, which is prized equally for drinking and cooking; the latter use including the dessert plum in Madeira. ... Bubbles in a soft drink each nucleate independently, responding to a decrease in pressure. ...

A well-made trifle is often used for decoration as well as taste, incorporating the bright, layered colours of the fruit, jelly, jam, and the contrast of the creamy yellow custard and white cream.

Trifles are often served at Christmas time, sometimes as a lighter alternative to the massively dense Christmas pudding. Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday that marks the traditional birthdate of Jesus of Nazareth. ... Christmas puddings are often dried out on hooks for weeks prior to serving in order to enhance the flavour. ...

A Creole trifle (also sometimes known as a Russian cake) is a different but slightly related dessert item consisting of pieces of a variety of cakes mixed together and packed firmly, moistened with alcohol (commonly red wine or rum) and a sweet syrup or fruit juice, and chilled. The resulting cake contains an whirlpool of colour and flavour. Bakeries in New Orleans have been known to produce such cakes out of their leftover or imperfect baked goods. This article is about the beverage. ... Caribbean rum, circa 1941 Rum is a distilled beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses and sugarcane juice by a process of fermentation and distillation. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ...

In Italy, a similar desert is known as Zuppa Inglese. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

See also

• Zuppa Inglese
• Terling International Trifle Competition