The Hairy Bikers’ Boozy Syllabub Trifle

preparation 40 minutes
Serves 6

"Everyone loves a trifle. This pudding looks very posh but it’s really just an assembly job. You have to mix the syllabub, but the rest of the work is just piling things into a bowl." - The Hairy Bikers

Recipe taken from The Hairy Bikers’ One Pot Wonders by Si King and Dave Myers. Published by Seven Dials (£22), photography by Andrew Hayes-Wat

Ingredients Method

For the syllabub:
50ml sweet sherry or marsala
1 tbsp brandy (optional)
Zest of 1 lemon, plus extra to garnish
2 tbsps caster sugar
400ml whipping cream
For the trifle:
1 packet of trifle sponges or fingers
2-3 tbsps raspberry jam
100ml sweet sherry or marsala
150g amaretti biscuits
500g raspberries
1 large pot of custard
50g toasted flaked almonds

First start the syllabub. Put the sweet sherry or marsala in a bowl with the brandy (if using) the lemon zest and caster sugar. Stir until the sugar has dissolved.

Leave this to stand for at least the time it takes to assemble the trifle, but for several hours if you are able to prepare ahead.

To assemble the trifle, first spread half the trifle sponges or fingers with the raspberry jam and arrange them in the base of a trifle bowl. Pour over the sherry and top with the amaretti biscuits, followed by the raspberries.

Spoon the custard over the raspberries, then cover and leave to chill.

Now finish the syllabub. Whip the cream until it reaches the soft peak stage, then stir in the sherry mixture and whisk again to combine. Spoon this over the trifle, then sprinkle over the toasted almonds and some extra lemon zest.

Ingredients

For the syllabub:

50ml sweet sherry or marsala

1 tbsp brandy (optional)

Zest of 1 lemon, plus extra to garnish

2 tbsps caster sugar

400ml whipping cream

For the trifle:

1 packet of trifle sponges or fingers

2-3 tbsps raspberry jam

100ml sweet sherry or marsala

150g amaretti biscuits

500g raspberries

1 large pot of custard

50g toasted flaked almonds

Method

First start the syllabub. Put the sweet sherry or marsala in a bowl with the brandy (if using) the lemon zest and caster sugar. Stir until the sugar has dissolved.

Leave this to stand for at least the time it takes to assemble the trifle, but for several hours if you are able to prepare ahead.

Spoon the custard over the raspberries, then cover and leave to chill.