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Glass trifle bowl with layered creamy dessert, cherry topping, and sliced almonds

Grandma's English Trifle

This English Trifle recipe was my grandma's. I do remember my mother telling me stories about how her mother made this dessert for Saturday night dinners, when they had guest.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cherries, heavy whipping cream, pound cake, raspberry jam, trifle, vanilla pudding
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Chill time: 4 hours
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 292kcal
Cost: $10.00

Equipment

  • 1 knife
  • 2 quart glass serving bowl
  • 1 large bowl
  • 1 spoon
  • 1 hand or electric mixer

Ingredients 

  • 1 prepared loaf pound cake or 1 pkg (10 ¾ oz) frozen pound cake, thawed
  • ½ cup raspberry jam
  • 1 pkg 3 to 3 1/2 oz regular or instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 ½ cup milk
  • 1 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
  • 3 Tbsp confectioners' sugar
  • Slivered Almonds
  • Maraschino cherries, halved

Instructions

  • Slice the pound cake in half horizontally. Spread with jam and replace the top of the cake.
  • Slice the cake into 9 pieces. Line the sides and fill the center of a 2 quart glass serving bowl with cake pieces.
  • Prepare the pudding with the milk. Pour this mixture over the cake. Then chill this mixture.
  • Beat the cream and sugar until soft peaks form; spread this over the cake and pudding. Chill at least 4 hours. Garnish with the slivered almonds and cherries.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Grandma's English Trifle
Serving Size
 
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
292
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
16
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
 
10
g
63
%
Cholesterol
 
76
mg
25
%
Sodium
 
176
mg
8
%
Carbohydrates
 
31
g
10
%
Sugar
 
24
g
27
%
Protein
 
4
g
8
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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