Trifle

tri fle

1. Something of little importance

2. A small amount

or

3. A dessert typically consisting of

plain or sponge cake,

topped with layers of jam, custard,

and whipped cream

Today was my day off from work. You know how
 muchI love to cook and bake so I picked out a
summer dessert: Berry Trifle. 

Ingredients

• 1 angel food cake, baked and cooled
• 1 pint fresh blueberries 
• 1 pint fresh raspberries (or 1 bag frozen) 
• 1/8 cup white sugar 
• *1 batch homemade vanilla pudding
• or
• ( 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix)
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions 
Wash blueberries and raspberries and sprinkle them with sugar. 
Cut the cake into 1 inch cubes. Use half of the cake cubes to line the 
bottom of a large glass bowl. Layer half of the berries. Spread half of the 
pudding over the fruit. Repeat layers in the same order.
In a medium bowl, whip the cream to stiff peaks and spread over top of trifle. 

*Homemade Vanilla Pudding 
Ingredients 
3 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar 

• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• Directions 

•  Place 3 cups milk in a saucepan. Sprinkle sugar and cornstarch. Stir on medium heat until it becomes bubbly. Pour 1 cup of milk mixture to the egg yolks and mix well.Turn heat down to low, gently stir in the egg yolk mixture to saucepan.  Pudding will begin to thicken. cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla extract and butter. Chill for 2-4 hours.