Blackberry Trifle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 french-style ladyfinger cookies
4 cups fresh blackberries
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons brandy extract
6 almond macaroons, crushed
8 cups prepared vanilla pudding
4 cups whipped topping
1/2 cup toasted almond, slivered

Preparation

Mix flour and sugar and stir gently through berries.
Warm slightly.
Arrange bottom halves of ladyfingers in single layer in bottom of a 9x9-inch pan.
Spread with blackberry mixture.
Place second layer of ladyfingers on top.
Mix orange juice and brandy extract.
Pour over ladyfingers.
Hand-crush macaroons and sprinkle over top.
Cover with pudding.
Allow to chill and set for 1 hour.
Spread whipped topping over pudding.
Decorate with toasted almonds.