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Sweet SUMMER

Cheat s’ Easy Trifle E ton Mess

Have fun with this recipe – if I don’t have meringues, I add the flaked almond and amaretti mixture for crunch. Or I make a tropical version, with mangoes and coconut rum

SERVES 6

500g good-quality shop-bought custard1 teaspoon cornflour (optional) a small Madeira loaf cake (approx 450g/1lb), cut into cubes110ml berry liqueur such as Chambord (reserving1 tablespoon for the whipped cream)100g ready-made meringues, broken400ml double cream1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 tablespoon icing sugar seasonal berries, to finish

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