The Platinum Jubilee pudding.

MawtheMerrier

I think the winning entry is a mess (and I don’t mean Eton Mess)
Too fussy, too many flavours, too many elements, typical of the sort of “showstopper” featured on programmes like Great British Bake-Off - and decorated to death.
Also -this might not be popular - jelly has no place in a trifle.

Absolutely Maw. There should no jelly in a trifle! When my son was last home he made the trifle from my Cordon Bleu Cookery book. He made proper custard and proper Madeira style sponge cake for the base. Perhaps he should have entered the competition.

I hate jelly!

I'll be making a cheats version. Bought Swiss roll, lemon jelly, amaretti biscuits, tinned custard and mandarin segments. I can even break up some white chocolate bits. It's not the gourmet version but is more possible to assemble by non cooks/bakers among us. Coronation chicken mutated a lot over the years I suspect this citrussy 'trifle' will too. We're not all pudding purists.

I agree , jelly should not be in a trifle! Delia’s trifles are amazing. Having said that I thought the trifle would win . Easy to assemble ( buy the Swiss roll) . All 5 puddings looked delicious, yes , it would be lovely to have all 5 recipes.

Also -this might not be popular - jelly has no place in a trifle.

Try telling that to DH and SIL!

I have made proper trifles but DH says they aren't proper trifles

merlotgran

^I can hear DH now - isn't there any sherry in it?^

Do you think sherry trifle might be in our DNA?

It's in his!
With raspberries of course.

It looked delicious and well done to the winner.

I thought the other cakes were fantastic too, but the brief was that it should be fairly easy to bake at home, and I thought the other cakes were very complicated.

I'm another in the NO JELLY camp!
Citrus jelly is fine but this concoction spoils two otherwise tasty puds - a proper trifle and a jelly!

They say you learn something every day, and today I have learned that some people don't have jelly in their trifle! It have never crossed my mind that such a thing existed.
In my family cake, raspberry jam, jelly, custard and cream are the basis. Some fresh raspberries in and on top if we have them. Sometimes glace cherries and flaked almonds to decorate. We used to use angelica to make leaves for the cherry 'flowers' but can't find that anywhere except online now. It's all very retro!

I would have voted for the tart I think, though the fancy sponge cake did look like a real party cake.

Didn't see the programmes but wouldn't have voted for the trifle as I really don't like them!!

Not the trifle for me either. If it was meant to be easily replicated the crown would have been the easiest for me and look appropriate or the tart.
Trifle is loved by many people but everyone has their own idea of what should be in it and tinned mandarins yuk! Sunday tea as a child tinned mandarins and tinned Nesle cream.

I cannot see this pudding going down in culinary history like Coronation Chicken etc. I admit I didn't watch the competition itself and only saw the winning cake on the news. I personally think it looks a mess, the layers are uneven, there shouldn't be jelly in it and the shards on top look unnecessary. The sugar levels must be off the scale so I certainly won't be making it.

I watched on catch up this morning, and defo going to give it a go.
I will make the lemon curd and my own Swiss Roll, possibly the custard.
And buy the rest. Worth a bash.

When I was still working, students and staff ate together at lunch time. One of the recurring themes was whether trifle should have jelly in it!

What miseries some of you are. I saw it on TV this morning. I thought it was beautiful and easy to replicate by shop bought things which would make it easy for non cooks like me to make. It looked fun.
The jelly v no jelly is such a silly purist argument.
Let’s celebrate and not look for faults.

I thought that the trifle was possibly the best best - although the hand made amoretti biscuits could be a problem but guess you could buy them!
The only other one that I thought would have been fairly easy to replicate was the Victoria sponge one.
The others sadly though looking beautiful may need a bit more time and cooking expertise to do!

I lost my sense of taste months ago but the one thing I can taste is lemon, so I will be making it. Likelihood is I will be eating the whole lot as husband and son hate trifle, but it’s for queen and country and so has to be done!

No jelly in trifle! Apart from that I quite liked the look of it. The lemon will counteract some of the sweetness. I made trifle for the 1977 jubilee, but I didn’t seem to notice the jubilees between then and now.

Just because we didn't like the trifle Rosalyn doesn't make us miseries. Tastes differ thank goodness.

All the recipes are here www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10810379/Amateur-bakers-lemon-dessert-winner-Platinum-Jubilee-Pudding-contest.html. I liked the cake based on a victoria sponge best but it wouldn't have been anywhere near as attractive without the shaped tin....I am a bit surprised they only got 5000 entries but I didn't know anything about it until the program was advertised so maybe it wasn't well publicised?

lixy

They say you learn something every day, and today I have learned that some people don't have jelly in their trifle! It have never crossed my mind that such a thing existed.
In my family cake, raspberry jam, jelly, custard and cream are the basis. Some fresh raspberries in and on top if we have them. Sometimes glace cherries and flaked almonds to decorate. We used to use angelica to make leaves for the cherry 'flowers' but can't find that anywhere except online now. It's all very retro!

I would have voted for the tart I think, though the fancy sponge cake did look like a real party cake.

It's a U and non-U thing, lixy

Posh people don't have jelly in their trifles
We plebs do.

?

I liked the cake based on a victoria sponge best but it wouldn't have been anywhere near as attractive without the shaped tin
Dare I say I thought it looked a bit burnt tinged on the shaped bits?

Callistemon21

lixy

They say you learn something every day, and today I have learned that some people don't have jelly in their trifle! It have never crossed my mind that such a thing existed.
In my family cake, raspberry jam, jelly, custard and cream are the basis. Some fresh raspberries in and on top if we have them. Sometimes glace cherries and flaked almonds to decorate. We used to use angelica to make leaves for the cherry 'flowers' but can't find that anywhere except online now. It's all very retro!

I would have voted for the tart I think, though the fancy sponge cake did look like a real party cake.

It's a U and non-U thing, lixy

Posh people don't have jelly in their trifles
We plebs do.

?

No it isn’t - it simply personal preference.

I do both. Depending for whom I’m cooking.

I do both. Depending for whom I’m cooking.

I've done both but would tend to make a 'posh' trifle without jelly for a dinner party. perhaps with amaretti biscuits etc and the Swiss roll with sherry and jelly etc for family occasions.

I was told that on a cookery course many years ago, that putting jelly in a trifle was absolutely a no-no if serving it at a posh dinner!!

I didn’t see the programme but I like trifle! It has to have jelly, though, otherwise it’s just school dinner cake & custard.

I like that the trifle is easy to replicate with ready made items, it gives people who don’t have the time or money a chance to make something similar but less expensive.