Cheats Trifle

I love making a trifle from scratch; baking a lemon madeira cake, making jelly with gelatine, making your own vanilla custard etc. but at this time of the year time is too short and the cheats version is quick and delicious so go for it. It has great colouring with the different layers. I will post a full trifle recipe at a later date.
This one serves 8-10 but I often reduce the quantities just for 2 people, so up to you.

Ingredients:

• Shop bought madeira/walnut cake
• 2-3 tbs Liqueur of your choice (optional)
• Raspberry jelly (optional)
• 1 tin of mangoes
• Frozen raspberries defrosted
• 1 carton full custard
• 300ml Whipping/double cream (liqueur to taste)

In a food processor blitz your cake and put into the bottom of your trifle dish. I always use a walnut cake for added taste.
Drizzle your booze, if using, over the cake. It is traditional to use sherry but I always use Amaretto.
Dissolve 4 jelly cubes, use extra water as it is just a layer that is helping to boost the firmness of the sponge to hold the rest of the trifle, but you can miss out if you prefer. Leave in your fridge to set for a couple of hours.
In the processor blitz the mango and spread over the base as your 1st fruit layer. Keep the juice, see my rice pudding recipe. Do likewise with your raspberries. There is no need to sweeten them as there is plenty of sugar going on, I find that the tartness can be a nice contrast. 
Now spread your custard over the fruit.
Whisk your cream. I always add some Cointreau or Grand Marnier to the cream to give it an adult boost. Spread onto the custard layer. Use a fork to create a nice pattern on the top.
Decorate in any way you like. I usually just sprinkle some finely chopped walnuts and grate some dark chocolate. If you have some spare raspberries add these.
You now have a quick and simple trifle that looks just great and tastes even better.
You have the contrast of the layer of cake, followed by the yellow/orange of the mango, then the red raspberry layer, the yellow custard and the white cream. Pretty as a picture.