The First Place Winner: Catherine Hegarty's Delightful Sherry Trifle

The First Place and Grand Prize Winner of the first ever JT's Artist Oven Contest was Catherine Hegarty who's originally from Cork, Ireland.  She loves traveling, music, and spending time with friends.  She submitted the recipe to her signature dish -- a delightful Sherry Trifle.  Thanks so much for your recipe Catherine, hope you enjoy your amazing prizes!

Catherine's Delightful Sherry Trifle

Prep time: 20 min

Cook time : 45 min

Ingredients:

1 Packet of Sponge /lady Fingers
3 Cartons Raspberries
3 Cartons Blackberries
2 packets Vanilla Custard Pudding
1 litre Heavy Cream
1 litre Milk
Sherry
32 oz Jar of Strawberry Jam
Castor Sugar ( Superfine Sugar)
Vanilla Extract
1 OrangeMint 

Directions:

Step 1: Place Lady fingers into a large glass bowl/dish - make sure the base of bowl is completely covered. Then pour 1 oz of Sherry over the fingers until soft. let it sit for half hour until fingers are completely soaked with sherry - if needed pour more sherry until soft.
Step 2: Spread a generous amount of jam over the Lady Fingers - then pour the first layer of custard ( Floow instructions of packet in making the custard) let the custard cool a little before pouring over the jam.

Step 3: Place mix berries - first layer over the custard ( make sure the berries are washed before placing) then spread the rest of jam over the custard , then place the remainder of mixberries over the jam
Step 4: Pour heavy cream into a mixing bowl in order to whip - while the the cream is whpiing, pour in 1 oz of vanilla extract & 1 oz of castor sugar into the mix or add more to taste. Whip cream until it solid as it is to go on top of Trifle. Spread cream over the berries, and smooth over the top. To Garnish, grate some orange zest over the cream, add a sprig of mint in the middle to garnish. Place bowl in the fridge for a half hour to settle before serving.