Trifle Pudding

Serves: 6

Gideon Batz

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

61

Spice

57

Sweetness

50

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tbsps

White Sugar

1 cup

Brandy

1 cup

Sherry (dry)

38 large

Strawberry

Directions:

1

Combine pudding mix with half and half

2

Cook on low heat 12 to 15 minutes, or until mixture comes to a boil and partially thickens

3

Stir well occasionally

4

Turn off heat and allow to cool slightly

5

Mix in rum

6

Chill pudding thoroughly

7

Whip 1 1/4 cups cream and 1 tablespoon sugar until stiff

8

Fold into chilled pudding mixture

9

Using a brush, coat a deep, 10" diameter bowl, with raspberry preserves up to within 1 inch of top

10

Slice both sponge cakes horizontally into halves

11

Skim crust off top of both layers

12

Place top slice, crust side up in bottom of preserves-coated bowl, curving outer edge of layer upward

13

Combine brandy and sherry, and sprinkle a fourth of the mixture (approximately 2 tablespoons) over the cake slice

14

Spread 1/3 of the chilled pudding mixture over the surface of the cake slice

15

Repeat procedure 2 additional times

16

Finish by arranging 15 to 18 strawberries on the top of the third layer of pudding and cover with fourth cake layer, crust side down

17

Sprinkle with remaining brandy-sherry mixture Whip the remaining 1 cup cream and 2 tablespoons sugar until stiff

18

Make mounds of whipped cream around the edge of the bowl and across the diameter with a spoon

19

Top each mound with a strawberry

20

Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving