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I had a great time yesterday at the Backsiders (BPsychers) Christmas party. There was so much food, and apparently the fruit trifle I made wasn't such a big disaster after all. I want to thank everyone who made this party a great success and a big load of fun.

The original recipe was Sherry trifle, but I couldn't find any good ones, and they were pretty expensive. So I modified it a tiny bit a little a lot everywhere. Here's my version of a fruit trifle!

Fruit Trifle

1 kg of butter cake (sliced into large thin layers)
1 bottle blackcurrant jam
Half a lemon
1 can apricots
3 large bananas
2 tablespoon custard powder
2 tablespoon sugar
600 ml milk
1 egg white
Half cup of sugar

1. First layer the bottom of the tray with the first layer of cake.
2. Spread jam evenly on top.
3. Mix quarter a cup of the liquid in the can of apricots with the juice of half a lemon. Pour on jam. Press down so that the cake absorbs the liquid.
4. Put on the second layer of cake.
5. Spread chopped bananas and apricots on evenly.
6. Mix 2 tablespoon of custard powder with 2 tablespoon of sugar and 2 tablespoon of the milk. Put the rest of the milk on the stove to boil. When the milk is almost boiling, add the custard mix and stir constantly. Keep stirring until a thick, creamy and slick mixture is formed.
7. Spread custard onto the fruit layer while it is still hot.
8. Put tray into fridge.
9. Using an electric beater, beat the egg white of one egg with half cup of sugar. Beat till a slick mixture is formed and the mixture can stick to the beater.
10. Put the last layer of cake on the custard layer.
11. Spread the glaze thinly on the last cake layer.
12. Refrigerate, and serve!

You may replace the fruits with anything else, especially when you have people not liking bananas.

P.S.: I actually wanted to take pictures of the entire process, but after the first picture, I forgot about it...