Lily Vanilli’s Festive Trifle

Lily Vanilli’s Festive Trifle. Hello friends. So how are you today? All good, I hope.

We love making trifles at Christmas time so today I have this delicious Lily Vanilli’s Festive Trifle to share with you. How beautiful is it? But almost to good to eat!! I hear you shout!!

Impress your friends and family this holiday season with a show-stopping dessert! Learn how to make Lily Vanilli’s festive trifle with her step-by-step recipe guide. This indulgent treat is filled with layers of delicious sponge cake, fruit, custard, and cream, all topped off with festive decorations. Follow her easy-to-follow instructions to create a dessert that is sure to wow your guests and become a holiday tradition for years to come!

Table Of Contents:

• Firstly, Lily Vanilli’s Festive Trifle: How To Make A Festive Trifle Ingredients.
• Secondly, Lily Vanilli’s Festive Trifle: How To Make A Festive Trifle Method.
• Thirdly, Madeira Cake Recipe And Method.
• Fourthly, Custard Ingredients And Method.
• Fifth, More Post Ideas.

How To Make Lily Vanilli’s Festive Trifle:

Serves 10-15 in a 30cm x 30cm trifle bowl

Preparation time: 45minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 x 415g can Del Monte® Fruit Cocktail in Juice (well-drained)
• 1 x 415g can Del Monte® Peach Slices in Juice (well-drained)
• Elderflower liqueur
• A handful of fresh cherries (stalks on)
• 100g dark chocolate, chopped
• Edible gold dust / desiccated coconut/ hundreds and thousands
• Pink food colouring or 2tsp crushed, freeze-dried raspberries (optional)
• Madeira Cake (shop bought 2-3 loaves or homemade)
• Custard (shop-bought 1 x 400g can or homemade)
• 50g unsalted butter, softened
• 150g icing sugar, sifted
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 35ml double cream
• Berries & edible flowers for decoration

NB: Ingredients and method for making your own Madeira cake and custard are below.

Lily Vanilli’s Festive Trifle Method:

1. Firstly, soak the Madeira cake (see below for recipe) by pricking the surface with a fork and gently drizzling with liqueur.
2. Prepare cherries for decoration by melting the chocolate in a bain-marie (gently melt 2/3 of the chocolate in a metal or glass bowl, set over an inch of simmering water in a saucepan.
3. When almost completely melted, remove from the heat and add the remaining chocolate, stirring until completely melted).

Remove From Heat:

1. Remove from heat and gently dip your cherries in the chocolate to coat completely.
2. Once set, brush the cherries with your edible gold dust until they shine. If using coconut or hundreds & thousands instead of gold dust, dip into your chosen decoration whilst the chocolate is still wet.
3. Add colouring or freeze-dried raspberries to shop-bought or homemade custard (see below for recipe).
4. Make your buttercream by beating together butter, sugar, vanilla, food colouring/freeze-dried raspberries and cream.
5. Now it’s time to assemble your trifle! Gently place the first layer of soaked Madeira cake into the base of a 30cm x 30cm trifle bowl.
6. Top the cake with a layer of Del Monte® Peach Slices making sure they are placed up to the edge of the sponge.
7. Then add a layer of pink custard and another layer of cake.
8. Top this with a layer of Del Monte® Fruit Cocktail making sure the fruits are placed up to the edge of the sponge.
9. Then add a layer of pink custard and another layer of cake.
10. Repeat this pattern as many times as your bowl allows, ensuring you finish with a final layer of Madeira cake.
11. Using a piping bag, pipe the top layer with the buttercream with extra dabs piped in a circle around the edge of the trifle.
12. Place your decorated cherries where you have piped your dabs.
13. Last but not least, now decorate with fresh berries and edible flowers, arranged in a suitably celebratory design!

Lily Vanilli’s Festive Trifle: Perfect For Christmas:

Lily Vanilli’s Festive Trifle. Also great for any parties you might be planning.

So For The Madeira Cake:

Preparation time: 30 minutes | Cooking time: 30 minutes

Cooling time: 40 minutes (approx.)

4 x 6” round cake tins (or you can bake 2 batches if you only have 2), greased and lined.

Ingredients:

• 270g unsalted butter, room temperature
• 270g caster sugar
• 5 small eggs
• 375g self-raising flour sifted
• 4 ½ tbsp milk

Method:

1. Firstly, preheat the oven to 180˚C /gas mark 6.
2. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
3. Add the eggs, and beat until just incorporated.
4. Fold in the flour, then add the milk slowly – you need just enough to ensure that the mixture falls slowly from the spoon.
5. Divide the mixture between the prepared cake tins and level out to the edges.
6. Bake for 30 minutes, or until a sharp knife inserted into the centre comes out clean.

For The Custard:

Preparation time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 45g caster sugar
• 1 tbsp cornflour
• 5 small egg yolks
• 390ml double cream
• ¼ vanilla pod or ½ tsp vanilla extract
• To colour: a pinch of pink food colouring, or crushed, freeze-dried raspberry (optional)

Method:

1. In a heatproof bowl, whisk together the sugar, cornflour and egg yolks by hand until white and fluffy. NOTE: This works best if you whisk for 3 minutes, leave it to stand for a few minutes, then whisk again for 3 minutes.
2. Heat the cream with the vanilla in a heavy-bottomed pan, until it reaches a simmer. Pour the heated cream over the egg yolks, and whisk thoroughly until combined.
3. Add pink colouring or freeze-dried raspberries.
4. Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water to make a double boiler and whilst on a medium heat, stir continuously with a spatula, until thick and creamy – approximately 7–8 minutes.
5. Leave to cool completely.

Lily Vanilli’s Festive Trifle:

Lily Vanilli’s Festive Trifle Recipe courtesy of This recipe has been created by London bakery owner, Lily Vanilli, to celebrate Del Monte’s 125th Anniversary. For more recipe inspiration, please visit Delmonte Europe. So what do you think of this recipe? Do you fancy trying it? Because I do!!

I think this would make a great Christmas party piece. Imagine seeing your guests faces!! So surprised to see such a beautiful treat also at the same time, happy to be able to try some.

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