Ekushey Dinner: Fun with Trifle!

Now we all know trifles look great on trifle bowl but I had to make trifles for our Ekushey Dinner at Purdue but didn't have the time to get a trifle bowl to serve. So I decided to go with the foil trays that are readily available in nearby walmart. Though the layers were not visible but the members of our Purdue community loved the vibrant decor and burst of fruity taste cutting through the whipping cream, custard and layered cake. I hope you will enjoy making them too. 

Fruit Trifle

Ingredients: 

1. Plain sponge cake - 2 (recipe same as lemon cake, if you want you can subtract the lemon flavor).

2. Half and half milk- 1 package (If half and half is not available just use the regular milk and thicken it)

3. Custard powder- 3-4 tbsps

4. Sugar- 2 tbsps

5. Fruits- taste wise (I used banana, apples, grapes to go with the custard and kiwi and strawberry as toppings)

6. Jello- 2 packages of your choice (I used lime and cherry). 

7. Whipped cream or cream cheese icing (for garnish).

Process: 

1. Place the sponge cakes (diced in small cubes) as a base in your serving dish. Now slice the kiwis and stick them to the edge of all sides of the serving dish (as per the picture). 

2. In a pan, bring 2/3 of the half and half milk to boil. Mix the remaining milk and custard powder and pour it onto the milk. Add sugar. Keep stirring to avoid lumps in the custard's texture. When it will get a think consistency, rest it aside. 

3. Now, slice the banana, grapes and apples and place them over cake base. Then pour the cool custard mix onto it and keep it in the fridge for an hour to set. Also, prepare the jellos by mixing it with water in two separate bowls and keep it in the fridge to set in the same hour as custard.

4. Beat some whipping cream (In BD, you can find the mix whereas in States, we get the whipped cream ready, it looks like vanilla ice-cream). Now make a layer of cream over the custard's layer and put into the fridge to set for an hour. 

5. Meanwhile slice the strawberries and remaining kiwis. After an hour, bring out the jello and cut in small cubes. Now garnish with a row of jello, fruits and heavy whipping cream with an aid of a piping bag. You can also use cream cheese filling as the taste of it perfectly goes with custard and fruity taste of the trifle. 

When you will be making trifle in a trifle bowl, you can add more layers like jello, mash mellows etc. Trifle can be played with so many flavors and colors that it is a real treat for desserts lover when they attempt to make it. Every time, it gets even better, even delicious! 

Enjoy!