My Gran's Sherry Trifle Recipe

It seemed only right to also write out my Gran's Sherry Trifle Recipe, another family favourite which I've made most Christmas's and which my mum and Dad's mum made before that.

Ingredients:
6 small trifle sponge cakes
Strawberry Jam
2oz Rataffia Biscuits
5tbsps Sherry
8 cocktail cherries in syrup

For the custard:
2 large eggs
1oz castor sugar
0.5pint milk

For the topping:
0.5pint Double cream
0.5oz almonds

Method:
Cut sponges in half and sandwich together with generous amounts of strawberry jam

Line the trifle dish with the sandwiched sponges

Crush the biscuits and sprinkle over the sponges

Drizzle the sherry over everything and push down firmly with the back of a spoon

Put in the fridge

Separate the egg yolks and blend with the sugar

Warm the milk then pour over the egg and sugar mix

Return the warm egg and milk mix to the saucepan and cook over a low heat ensuring the custard does not boil!!!

When the custard thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, remove from the heat.

Pour the custard over the sponges and return to the fridge, preferably over night.

Just before serving: whisk the double cream until it forms firm peaks.  Spoon onto the top of the trifle and decorate with the almonds.