Pear and Madeira Trifle

Trifle is a wonderful dessert to make for Christmas.

Ingredients serve 12

400g vanilla sponge

100 ml Madeira

1 tin pear in juice

1000 g strawberry Jelly

400 g vanilla custard

600 ml whipped cream

300 g crumble or crumbled biscuits

Dark Chocolate shavings

Method

Cut the vanilla sponge in small squares and place in the bottom of a glass bowl. Trickle the Madeira over the sponge. Open the tin of pear and pour the juice evenly over the sponge. Chop the pear and place on the sponge followed by jelly. Mix the custard with half of the whipped cream and place on top of the jelly. Spread the rest of the cream evenly on top of the custard. Place the crumble on top of the cream followed by chocolate shavings. Cover the bowl and allow cooling in the fridge for at least 3 hours.

Note: A trifle is always best made the day before for the flavours to integrate.