Next time you need a different dessert, create a trifle. What is it and how do you make it?
Using homemade leftover blood orange pound cake, some frozen raspberries, and whipping cream, we created a pretty and tasty dessert. This is how we made our trifle.
First, we cooked the frozen raspberries to make a sauce. We had almost two cups of raspberries. To this we added two tablespoons of sugar, one tablespoon of cornstarch, and a pinch of salt.
Our raspberries were juicy. If yours aren’t, you may need to add a little water. Taste as it cooks so you get the desired sweetness for your trifle. Strain into a bowl to remove most of the seeds and refrigerate if you have time. We did. If you are a little rushed, place the bowl in a larger bowl of ice water to chill the sauce. It doesn’t need to be ice cold. Just make sure it isn’t hot.
Next, we whipped one cup of heavy cream with about two tablespoons of powdered sugar and one teaspoon of vanilla. Since we use good ingredients for our trifle, we used pure vanilla extract.
We sliced our pound cake in thin slices, about ¼ Inch. Because we were serving our trifle in individual, glass dishes, we trimmed each slice to fit in the bottom.
Next, we brushed each slice of the pound cake with Grand Marnier. If you really want a stronger taste, brush a little heavier. We went light. Grand Marnier worked well with our pound cake since it was a blood orange one.
Now for the layering of your trifle.
Add a layer of whipped cream on top of the pound cake. Spoon some raspberry sauce over it. Repeat with the pound cake, minus the Grand Marnier. Add whipped cream and raspberry sauce. You can add a second layer of whipped cream and raspberry sauce if you want a slightly thicker trifle. This will depend on the size of your serving dishes.
Top with fresh raspberries.
This light, refreshing dessert doesn’t taste like leftovers. Better yet…your guests will think you spent hours in the kitchen developing it.
Enjoy!
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