Summer Sweets: Strawberry Trifle Recipe
A delicious summer treat with the season's freshest berries.
SERVES
3
TO
5
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh ripe strawberries
- Zest and juice of one lime
- 1 tablespoon sugar
For the whipped cream:
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 1/3 cup icing sugar
- 1 cup of vanilla custard
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
For the trifle:
- One 1-pound fresh pound cake
- 1/2 cup crushed lemon or Amaretto cookie (something crunchy)
- 1/4 cup amaretto
- 1/4 cup grand marnier
Directions
- For the strawberries: In a small bowl toss the strawberries with the sugar and lime and let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- Check for sweetness, adding more sugar if called for
- For the whipped cream: In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, whisk the cream to soft peaks with the vanilla then add the icing sugar.
- Whip to stiff peaks. Fold in the custard and chill in fridge.
- For the trifle: cut the pound cake into 25 millimeter cubes.
- You'll need four to six 250 milliliters jam jars and place some cake in the bottom of each.
- Drizzle the cake with the booze. Add a couple spoons of strawberries so it's even.
- Add a large dollop of whipped cream. Add more cake and drizzle of booze then add a spoon of cookie.
- Add two spoons of strawberries and spread evenly. Top with a large dollop of cream and garnish with cookie.
