Method

• Custard Crack the eggs into a bowl and whisk in the cornflour and stevia
• In a medium sized pot, place the milk and the vanilla pod sliced down the middle, and heat until hot, but not boiling
• Removed the vanilla pods and scrape out the seeds
• Discard the shells
• Pour the hot milk into the eggs and whisk continuously
• Pour the mixture back into the pot and put back on the heat
• Whisk continuously until it begins to boil
• DO NOT STOP WHISKING
• Set aside to cool
• Jelly & Syrup Drain the tinned cherries from the liquid
• Place the liquid in a measuring cup and make it up to 1½ cups with water
• Add this to a pot with the cherries and 1 vanilla pod cut in half
• Heat on a medium heat
• While that heats, bloom the gelatin in approx
• 4 Tablespoons water
• Once the cherries and vanilla have heated through, scrape out the vanilla seeds and discard the pods
• Using a stick blender, blend to form a syrup
• Measure out 2 cups of the syrup and keep that for the jelly
• Set the remainder of the syrup aside for later use
• To make the jelly, combine the bloomed gelatin with the 2 cups of syrup and stir until the gelatin is melted in
• Line a dish (that is relatively the same circumference as the bowl you intend to serve in) with glad wrap, and pour in the jelly liquid
• Place in the fridge to set
• Salad Remove the stems and stone from the cherries and cut into quarters
• Set aside 4 strawberries for later use, and remove the tops from the rest and cut into quarters or 8’s depending on the size
• Combine together with 2 Tablespoons of the syrup, and set aside
• Assembly Press the cake into the bottom of the serving bowl and top with the remainder of the syrup
• Top with the cooled custard
• Place the set jelly ontop, followed by the salad
• Cut the 4 strawberries that you earlier set aside into thin slices and place around the outside of the serving bowl
• Whip the cream, remove the stem and stones from the cherries and roughly chop
• Mix the cherries through the cream
• Place the cream on the top of the trifle and smooth off with the back of a spoon
• Serve topped with cherries
• Enjoy!