Strawberry Trifle – My Baking Habit

Layers of cake, wealthy vanilla pudding, and juicy strawberries make for a scrumptious and spectacular no-bake dessert. Anybody who loves strawberry shortcake will probably be a fan of this straightforward strawberry trifle!

For those who’re in my era, there’s a sure 90s/early 2000s TV present that you simply most likely consider once you hear the phrase “trifle.”

Hear, I do agree with Joey that the entire issues that had been in Rachel’s Thanksgiving trifle are good, however you gained’t catch me consuming all of them collectively in the identical dish, okay? Fortunately, we are able to make a significantly better trifle ourselves.

I like making trifles as a result of they’re really easy however look so fancy! My brownie trifle is an enormous hit any time of yr. I’ve additionally made ambrosia trifles at Easter and even pumpkin trifles through the fall. 

My do-it-yourself banana pudding isn’t precisely a trifle, however it’s stunning when served up in a trifle dish. So we are able to let it into the trifle membership.

This time we’re making a recent strawberry trifle. It’s a no-bake magnificence that’s excellent for summer time gatherings or as a centerpiece for any vacation dessert desk.

What’s in my strawberry trifle?

There are lots of variations of strawberry trifles on the market, however this recipe is the one which I like finest.

For my model, we’ve layers of:

The completed trifle will get completed with a bit extra of the whipped cream and a few extra recent strawberries in case you’re feeling fancy. 

Although you might make this strawberry trifle with do-it-yourself cream cheese pound cake or do-it-yourself angel meals cake, I normally simply use the store-bought stuff. I save my effort for making the vanilla pudding as a substitute.

And in case you’re utilizing store-bought cake, it’s a dessert that requires zero baking time, so it’s nice to make through the summer time when it’s too scorching to show the oven on. You possibly can even have your children assist with this one! Simply supervise slicing the strawberries and cake and allow them to deal with the layers.

The best way to make this strawberry trifle

Earlier than you get began on this strawberry trifle, pop the beaters to your electrical hand mixer and a bowl into the freezer for 15-20 minutes. This may assist later after we whip the cream.

Slice the strawberries and place them in a bowl with the granulated sugar. Toss to mix, then let the berries sit for 20-Half-hour. The sugar will dissolve and the berries will launch their juices.

Use a big, serrated knife to chop the cake into cubes. Set these apart.

Now that the beaters to your mixer are chilly, pour the cream into the chilly bowl and beat on medium pace till the cream begins to thicken. Enhance the mixer to excessive pace and beat till stiff peaks type.

Put aside about 2 cups of the whipped cream; retailer it within the fridge till prepared to make use of.

In a separate massive bowl, stir about 1 cup of the remaining whipped cream into the vanilla pudding. This may assist lighten the combination to make it simpler to fold in the remainder of the whipped cream.

Gently fold in the remainder of the whipped cream, about ⅓ at a time, till no streaks stay.

Now it’s time to assemble the trifle! 

Seize your favourite trifle dish. Layer ¼ of the cake cubes into the underside, then prime with ¼ of the strawberries. Don’t overlook to incorporate a number of the juice from the berries!

Prime the strawberries with ¼ of the pudding combination. Repeat the layers, ending with the final of the pudding combination.

Prime the trifle with the reserved whipped cream you saved within the fridge earlier. Chill the trifle for a minimum of 1 hour earlier than serving.

For those who’d like, garnish the highest of the trifle with extra strawberries and a sprig of recent mint earlier than serving.

Strawberry trifle is finest served the day that it’s made; in any other case, the cake will get a bit too mushy and the strawberries get a bit too weepy to serve to friends. You may definitely retailer any leftovers within the fridge for as much as a day so that you can take pleasure in, although!

Recipe variations

I discussed above that I like making this strawberry trifle recipe with store-bought pound cake or angel meals cake and do-it-yourself vanilla pudding, however there are many methods you may change this recipe up.

For those who don’t wish to make your individual vanilla pudding, use a 5.1-ounce package deal of on the spot vanilla pudding combine or a 4.6-ounce cook-and-serve vanilla pudding combine and make it in response to the package deal instructions. 

Pound cake and angel meals cake are the preferred muffins to make use of in trifles like this. However you might additionally use the cake from my strawberry shortcake recipe and even use a do-it-yourself yellow cake. 

And yeah, I do know this can be a strawberry trifle recipe. However you don’t have to make use of strawberries! Strive utilizing your favourite recent fruits, resembling raspberries, blackberries, and even peaches for a peach trifle model! 

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