
Jess Meyer
It takes just a few steps to make these impressive mini trifle shots. The perfect buffet pudding to serve with mini spoons.
If you're looking for a canape-style dessert to impress these mini trifle shots are sure to tick a few boxes catering to up to 10 guests with one recipe - but of course, if you're feeding more you can easily double or triple. Each trifle is layered with soft Madeira cake, fresh raspberries, and a homemade syllabub made with double cream, lemon curd, and a dash of sweet white vermouth.
Ingredients
- 150g raspberries, crushed, or use defrosted frozen berries
- 1tsp caster sugar
- 80g Madeira cake, cut into 2cm chunks
For the syllabub:
- 125ml double cream
- 2tbsp icing sugar
- 30ml sweet white vermouth (we used Martini Bianco)
- 2tbsp lemon curd
- Lemon peel twists
- 10 shot glasses
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Mix the raspberries with the sugar and set aside.
- For the syllabub, put the cream and icing sugar into a bowl and whisk until soft peaks form. Reserve some for the decoration. Fold in the vermouth and lemon curd.
- Put a few chunks of Madeira cake into each shot glass. Layer with the crushed raspberries and syllabub. Top with a twist of lemon peel on a swirl of whisked cream.
Top tips for making mini trifle shots
For an alcohol-free version, leave out the vermouth or replace with a 0% liqueur.
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Rose Fooks is Deputy Food Editor at Future Publishing, creating recipes, reviewing products and writing food features for a range of lifestyle and home titles including GoodTo and Woman&Home. Before joining the team, Rose obtained a Diplome de Patisserie and Culinary Management at London’s Le Cordon Bleu. Going on to work in professional kitchens at The Delaunay and Zedel.
- Jess MeyerFood Editor