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    English trifle can be made in one large dish or several small dishes. Ours combines fruit, jam, juice-drenched pound cake, and whipped cream. To make individual raspberry trifles, follow steps 1 through 3. In each of 10 glass serving dishes or wineglasses (1 1/2-cup capacity), follow procedure in step 4, making only two layers in each glass.
    Everyday Food, December 2003
    • Prep Time 20 minutes
    • Total Time 20 minutes
    • Yield Serves 10
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    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
    • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
    • 1 cup seedless raspberry jam
    • 4 cups raspberries
    • 2 cups heavy cream
    • 1 1/2 pounds favorite pound cake

    Directions

    1. In a small saucepan, bring 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water, and lemon juice to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar, 1 to 2 minutes. Let cool.
    2. In a small bowl, combine jam with 3 cups raspberries, mashing slightly. In a large bowl, whip cream and 2 tablespoons sugar to stiff peaks.
    3. Slice pound cake 3/4 inch thick; brush both sides of slices with lemon syrup.
    4. Fit 1/3 of slices snugly in the bottom of a 4-quart trifle dish or other glass bowl, trimming edges if necessary. Gently spread top of layer with 1/3 of raspberry mixture, and then 1/3 of whipped cream. Repeat to make two more layers; garnish with remaining cup raspberries. Refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 24 hours.

    Recipe Reviews

    • toni48
      4 Jan, 2012

      This was wonderful! So easy to make. I'm thinking of making a Meyer Lemon Pound Cake to use in this recipe next time. Just the way the recipe is presented here, it's still a 10!

    • bruthm
      9 Jan, 2011

      Quite delicious and very adaptable to what you have on hand. I made it using frozen raspberries, homemade triple berry jam, chocolate pound cake (Rose Levy Beranbaum Cake Bible recipe), and brushed the cake with a simple syrup mixed with creme de cassis.

    • sjmomii
      21 Dec, 2010

      I doubled this recipe and used a very large, almost straight-sided glass bowl (without a pedestal). It was incredibly easy to put together, looked beautiful, and it was a big hit at a family gathering. I used Sara Lee pound cake -- very dense so the cake didn't fall apart after soaking up all the raspberry juice.

    • scorwin
      20 Dec, 2010

      How do you serve a trifle without making a mess of it??

    • stephmonster87
      14 Dec, 2010

      This looks fabulous! I'm going to try and make it this Christmas, in addition to these truffles, and homemade eggnog if I have time

      http://www.fourgreensteps.com/community/recipes/desserts-a-goodies-/unbe...

    • AnnieSimon
      14 Dec, 2010

      Great desert! I made this for a family gathering and everyone loved it. It's very light and flavourful.

    • Ceege
      27 Nov, 2010

      Although I haven't tried this trifle yet, I plan on doing so for Christmas. I do have the trifle bowl as I often make pumpkin trifle (using gingerbread cake mix) and it is always well received by my guests. I will review this berry recipe after Christmas and let you know how my family enjoyed it.

    • ChocolateDreamer
      22 Dec, 2009

      What a beautiful dessert!! I have had this with brownies layered in it too. My favorite are the brownies from Dove Chocolate Discoveries.

    • ovestobake
      31 Jan, 2009

      That makes such a pretty presentation

      Claire, that's a trifle dish, but you could also, make it in a large clear glass bowl, and although, it wouldnt' be quite as pretty, it would still be very nice. Try these. Even Amazon is listed as having them. http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient

    • kmassenburg
      25 Dec, 2008

      I have made this several times and it is always a huge hit! very easy and delicious!

    • fressias2000
      17 Dec, 2008

      clair_b1003 you could try ASDA.

    • claire_b1003
      28 Nov, 2008

      I neeeeed that dish! Anyone know where I can get one in the UK (or online that ships to sunny Yorkshire)??

    • XENAPONY
      21 Jul, 2008

      Excellent trifle and so EASY to prepare. I halved the recipe but there was still plenty to serve to a bunch (6) of my friends after dinner. I got loads of compliments about how light and fresh it tasted, I loved the tartness of the raspberries and the lemon syrup.

    • JenniferScillia
      17 Jan, 2008

      WOW! What a delicious and simple recipe! I was in a pinch and used a cake mix that made a butter cake - it was a fabulous substitute. This took all of 10 minutes to put together and my four year old loved helping with the layering. It was a huge hit!

    • rwctlc1107
      20 Dec, 2007

      I have made this dessert every Christmas since Every Day Food first published it. It is easy to make, beautiful to present and delicious to eat!

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