Delicious Mulled Wine Jelly Trifles taken from the Dairy Diary 2023.
Ingredients
Mandarin oranges 312g tin in syrup
Caster sugar 25g (1oz)
Cinnamon stick 1, broken
Cloves 6
Fruity red wine 300ml (½ pint)
Madeira cake 110g (4oz), cubed
Vanilla custard 200ml (7fl oz)
Ground cinnamon to dust
Directions
Drain mandarin syrup from tin into a small saucepan. Add sugar and spices. Heat gently until sugar dissolves, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 3 minutes. Set aside.
Meanwhile, soak gelatine sheets in cold water for 5 minutes. Drain well and add to hot syrup. Stir until dissolved then mix in wine. Leave to cool
discard the spices.
Reserving a few mandarins for decoration, layer remainder with cake in 4 tall sundae or coffee glasses and gently pour over the cold jelly mix. Chill for 2 hours or until ready to serve.
To serve, top each trifle with custard. Whip cream until just peaking and spoon on top. Dust with cinnamon and decorate with reserved mandarins.