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The Best Ever Strawberry Shortcake Trifle

A close-up of a layered slice of strawberry shortcake trifle featuring yellow cake, cream, and fresh strawberries.
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This layered dessert combines soft cake, fresh strawberries, and a creamy topping in a trifle bowl. It is a crowd-pleasing, easy summer dessert perfect for parties.

Ingredients

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  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen sweetened sliced strawberries, thawed
  • 1 (16 ounce) container frozen pound cake, thawed and cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 cup cold heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 1/2 cups cold milk
  • 2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced

Instructions

  1. Drain the thawed sliced strawberries, reserving the juice. You need about 1/4 cup of juice.
  2. In a small bowl, toss the pound cake cubes with the reserved strawberry juice until lightly coated. Set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. This is your creamy whipped topping.
  4. In a separate medium bowl, whisk the instant vanilla pudding mix with the cold milk until the mixture thickens, about 2 minutes.
  5. To assemble the trifle, begin layering in a large glass trifle bowl. Start with a layer of the juice-soaked pound cake cubes.
  6. Add half of the sliced fresh strawberries over the cake layer.
  7. Spread half of the prepared vanilla pudding over the strawberries.
  8. Top the pudding layer with half of the whipped topping.
  9. Repeat the layers: remaining pound cake cubes, remaining fresh strawberries, remaining pudding, and finally, the remaining whipped topping.
  10. Chill the trifle for at least 2 hours before serving to allow the layers to set.

Notes

  • You can substitute store-bought whipped topping for the homemade whipped cream if you need a quicker assembly.
  • For an elegant presentation, reserve a few perfect strawberry slices to arrange on top of the final whipped layer.
  • If you prefer a tangier flavor, substitute half of the vanilla pudding with cheesecake-flavored instant pudding mix.

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