Tipsy Squire

Name: Tipsy Squire
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients: 2 cups, heavy cream; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces/99 grams), sugar; pinch, table salt; 5 , large egg yolks; 3 tablespoons, cornstarch; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cold, cut into 4 pieces; 1 1/2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 2 , (8-inch) round stale sponge cakes (each about 1½ inches thick), homemade or store-bought; 1 1/2 cups, cream sherry; 1 cup, seedless raspberry jam; 2 cups, heavy cream; 40 , small almond macaroons or amaretti cookies, homemade or store-bought; 1 cup, fresh raspberries

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2006

What's the secret to a great trifle? According to an old-fashioned American recipe, the answer is stale cake, jam (not fruit), and a stiff shot of sherry.

SERVES 10 to 12

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