Even Angela heads for the custard powder to make her easy sherry trifle recipe. Throw in frozen raspberries and ready-made sponge fingers and you have an instant classic. Layer the sponges evenly ...

Mary's easy Christmas trifle with dried fruit compôte and lashings of sherry can be made up to 2 days ahead and decorated with whipped cream just before serving. First, make the fruit compôte.

If you use trifle sponges, sandwich them in pairs ... sprinkling generously with sherry as you go along. Pour in some homemade egg custard and then add another layer of sponge.

Add a good splash of sherry across the cake pieces, allowing them to soak it up. 10. Top with the custard and then the whipped cream. 11. You can place the trifle back in the fridge at this stage ...