Strawberry Shortcake Trifle
Mar 05, 2019
4 minutes
by Alli Berkey
RESPLENDENT IN APPEARANCE but made up of humble parts, a sweet fruit trifle is equally comfortable as a casual weekend dessert or a showstopping holiday centerpiece.
A trifle’s architecture usually goes like this: A layer of sponge cake or ladyfingers doused in sweet wine such as sherry or Marsala forms the base; it’s followed by a layer of fruit (often jam), a layer of rich chilled pastry cream, and a lathering of whipped cream. The layers repeat one or more times, depending on the depth of the vessel. Each layer sinks slightly into the next as
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