Name: Trifle wreath cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 85 gram packet strawberry jelly; 460 gram store-bought double round sponge cake; 1/3 cup peach schnapps; 1/2 cup thickened cream, whipped to stiff peaks; 250 gram strawberries, sliced; 1 yellow peach, sliced; small mint leaves, raspberries to serve; Custard; 1 cup milk; 1 1/2 tablespoon plain flour; 1/4 cup caster sugar; 2 egg yolks; 15 gram butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Trifle wreath cake

This trifle cake is perfect for your Christmas day celebrations. In a fun wreath shape and topped with beautiful summer fruit and homemade custard, it couldn't get much more festive!

Serves 6

Prep

20M

Cook

Marinate

24H

Total

25M

Ingredients

85 gram packet strawberry jelly

460 gram store-bought double round sponge cake

1/3 cup peach schnapps

1/2 cup thickened cream, whipped to stiff peaks

250 gram strawberries, sliced

1 yellow peach, sliced

small mint leaves, raspberries to serve

Custard

1 cup milk

1 1/2 tablespoon plain flour

1/4 cup caster sugar

2 egg yolks

15 gram butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

1.Prepare jelly following packet instructions. Pour into a bowl and chill overnight.

2.To make the custard, bring milk to the boil in a medium saucepan. In a bowl, whisk flour, sugar and yolks. Beat in hot milk and butter. Transfer mixture to a clean saucepan and bring to boil. Cook for 3 minutes or until thick. Stir in vanilla. Transfer to a bowl and cover with cling film. Chill for 1 hour or until cold.

3.Trim tops of cakes to level. Using a 6.5cm cutter, cut middle out of cakes. Brush cut cake parts with schnapps. Arrange 1 cake, cut-side up, on a board.

4.Transfer cream and custard to separate piping bags fitted with fluted nozzles. Pipe cream and custard randomly over cake on board. Dollop with jelly. Arrange half the strawberries and peach over. Top with remaining cake, cut-side down.

5.Decorate with remaining cream, custard, jelly and fruit. Serve topped with small mint leaves and raspberries. Dust with icing sugar, if you like.