However, the trifle recipes we know today were first seen in the mid-18th century. Traditionally, trifles are layered by starting with a base of pound cake, sponge cake or sponge fingers, then fresh ...
Source: “Baking in the American South” by Anne Byrn (Harper Celebrate) Cookbook author Anne Bryn describes Elizabeth Terry’s Sherry Trifle as the easiest and best recipe in her cookbook ...