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Jam jar trifles

Name: Jam jar trifles
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tbsp custard powder; 500g icing sugar; 250g butter softened; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1-2 tbsp milk; 500g strawberries; 2 tbsp elderflower cordial; 300g shop-bought madeira sponge; 6 x 400ml jam jars

Cassie Best

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

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Short on time and in need of an easy dessert? Save the day with our jam jar trifles using shop-bought ingredients – or you can make the sponge yourself

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 tbsp custard powder
500g icing sugar
250g butter

softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
1-2 tbsp milk
500g strawberries
2 tbsp elderflower cordial
300g shop-bought madeira sponge

You’ll also need

6 x 400ml jam jars

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal882
fat42g
saturates26g
carbs119g
sugars106g
fibre3g
protein4g
salt1.3g

Method

step 1

Beat the custard powder, icing sugar, butter, vanilla and 1 tbsp milk together in a stand mixer until smooth and creamy, or do this in a large bowl using an electric whisk. Add a little more milk to loosen, if needed. Transfer the icing to a piping bag fitted with a large star-shaped nozzle and set aside.
step 2

Choose three of the best-looking strawberries, then halve and set aside for decorating later (or you can use six whole strawberries). Halve, hull and chop the rest of the berries, then mix with the cordial.
step 3

Cut the madeira sponge into roughly 2cm cubes. Arrange a layer of sponge pieces in the bottom of each jam jar, then top with a generous spoonful of the chopped strawberries, including any juice. Pipe a swirl of the custard icing on top, then repeat the layers again, finishing each jar with a strawberry half. Will keep chilled for up to a day.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2022

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