Sherry Trifle

Trifle over the years has taken on many variations. The word itself comes from an old term, ‘trifling’, which meant layering different sponges, fruits and jellies, and finished with a sabayon rather than a custard. Of course, most home-made trifles still have all those ingredients, even sometimes blancmange too, but as with most other things, I like good old-fashioned simplicity, and this recipe has plenty of taste and texture, without all the extras.

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