Wimbledon Trifle

We were fortunate enough to have the aptly named Buff Baker, aka Simon Blackwell, doing a couple of recipes with our Strawberry & Mint at the BBC Good Food Show last week. First up was a tantalising salad which I will also post here soon, but since Wimbledon is nearly upon us, I thought you would love to have a go at this truly scrummy and very fruity Wimbledon Trifle.

Simon Blackwell, the Buff Baker

Womersley Wimbledon Trifle

Serves 4

Ingredients:

12 Ladies Fingers sponge biscuits

500ml double cream

6 mini meringues

8 strawberries cut into chunks

75ml Strawberry & Mint dressing

75ml cold water

150g caster sugar

4 strawberries cut into fans for decoration

Whip the cream until thick but not stiff, so that it can be just about poured.

Add cut up strawberry chunks to cream.

Crush meringues and drop into cream.

Mix cream, thoroughly combining ingredients.

Heat water, sugar and Strawberry & Mint dressing over a low heat until sugar is totally dissolved.

Pour sugar syrup over the sponge fingers, allowing it to soak in completely.

Allow sponge fingers to cool.

Place two fingers in the bottom of each bowl and then cover with a generous layer of the cream mixture.

Repeat this until a generous pile of cream sits above the rim of each glass.

Place your fanned strawberries on top of the dessert and then refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.

Womersley Wimbledon Trifle

Simon was one of the brave bunch on BBC's "Great British Bake Off" in 2011 and he also did a very tasty vegan Drizzle Cake for us at BBC Good Food Show last November. 

He is currently spending much of his spare time supporting the very worthwhile charity, CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably),which is a charity set up to reduce the high suicide rate amongst men under 35 years old: the single biggest killer of young men in the UK. You can follow Simon's work with CALM on twitter. And we hope Simon will be able to join us again at BBC Good Food Show Winter for another cracking recipe...