English trifle

English trifle

Ingredients/Components

• can mandarin oranges, drained - 22 oz
• pecans, finely chopped - 1 c
• pint whipping cream, whipped - 1 item
• cup sherry - 1 item
• Sara Lee Pound Cake, cut in 1 inch cubes - 1 lb
• orange jello, prepared, chilled and cut into cubes - 1 pkg
• instant vanilla pudding, prepared according to directions - 1 pkg

How to make english trifle:

In a trifle bowl (a glass bowl with tall straight sides), layer 1/2 of the cake cubes and 1/2 of the orange slices. Pour 1/2 of the sherry over that. In order, layer 1/2 of the jello cubes, pudding, pecans and whipped cream. Repeat layers putting remaining pecans on top of last layer of whipped cream. Refrigerate for 4 hours before serving.

This recipe is from an "English" friend. Originally the recipe called for raspberries and raspberry jam, but they are sometimes hard to find so I use mandarin oranges and orange jello. (You could experiment with different fruits and jellos)

Recipe categories: Desserts, Eggs/dairy, Fruit.