Bake of the Week: How to make this spooktacular Halloween graveyard trifle

WITH rich chocolate brownies, vibrant orange custard and creepy green jelly, this spooky twist on a classic trifle is a hauntingly good Halloween party idea that will definitely impress the kids – or any ghouls, and monsters that rock up on your doorstep.

Our thanks to Tesco Real Food for this bake – it’s scarily good.

You’ll need

1 x 135g pack lime jelly

green food gel or colouring

425g chocolate brownies

125g jelly snakes

500g fresh custard

orange food colouring

½ of a 225g pack of soft-baked chocolate cookies

chocolate writing icing

3 rich tea finger biscuits

3 chocolate cornfake clusters

green sugar sand, to decorate (optional)

Method

Break jelly into a bowl, add 450ml boiling water and stir until dissolved. Add enough green food colouring to turn the liquid a vivid green; set aside to cool.

Crumble the brownies into the base of a glass trifle dish, about 8cm deep and 18-20cm wide. Press down with the back of a spoon to level the surface. Top with most of the jelly snakes, pushing a few close to the sides of the dish so they can be seen.

Put the custard in a bowl and stir in enough orange food colouring to turn it a pale tangerine. Pour it over the snake and brownie layer and spread level. Chill for 30 minutes, or until set. Spoon a little of the cooled liquid jelly over the custard layer to create a film-like layer; chill until set.

Carefully pour the remaining jelly over the top and return to the fridge for 4 hours, or until set. In a processor, whizz the cookies to a fine crumb. Sprinkle over the top of the trifle for the “soil”. Add the remaining jelly snakes, pushing the ends of each into the crumb “soil” layer.

Decorate the rich tea biscuits with the writing icing to make “RIP” or cross “headstones” and push them into the trifle, positioning an “earthy mound” cornfake cluster at the base of each. Sprinkle with sugar sand for “moss”.