Originally Posted by funky_elephant:
“Absolutely no jelly in a proper trifle. It is simply sponge soaked in sherry, mixed fruit, custard and loads of soft whipped cream. I think jelly has appeared in shop bought trifles as it's a cheap filler.”
I am in my mid fifties and my mum always made it with jelly long before shops made their own.
The trick with jelly is to put a lot of sponge that you have spread with jam ( I use Swiss roll) so that you dont see feel or taste the jelly its just a firmer sponge.
I like kiddies trifle as cant stand boozie trifle