A trifle is a mixture of cake, custard and fruit, usually prepared in a glass bowl or trifle dish so you can see all the layers. Have you been looking for a wonderful trifle recipe? This step by step guide to how to make trifle will have you churning out expert trifle in no time.

A trifle is layered with there items- cake, then custard, then fruit. These should be repeated until the top of the bowl is reached, then topped with whipped cream. You can make individual trifles in parfait glasses.

For the cake layer, toss together:

• 3 cups of unfrosted cake cut in 1 inch cubes
• 1/2 cup sherry

While trifle is traditionally made with sponge cake or ladyfingers, feel free to improvise. Trifle is a great way to use up day old or slightly stale cake, as it will be moistened by the sherry and the custard. Consider these variations for the cake layer:

• Sponge cake
• Yellow layer cake
• Angel food cake
• Ladyfingers
• Macaroons
• Chocolate cake
• Gingerbread

• You'll need 2 1/2 cups of soft custard or pudding

• Use a pudding flavor that will enhance the flavor of the cake and fruits you're using. Vanilla is the traditional choice, but lemon, butterscotch, and chocolate can be used to vary the flavor of your trifle. You can make your own pudding from scratch, make pudding from a mix, or use prepared pudding.

Select two cups of fresh seasonal fruits. You can use all of one fruit, or mix several as you like. Don't worry if the fruits sink into the custard and there's n clear distinction between the layers- that's to be expected with trifle.

1. Spoon berry sauce or preserves over the cake cups before adding the custard.
2. Sprinkle the custard layer with chopped candy bars or cookie crumbs.
3. Sunstitue fruit juice fr the sherry.