Raspberry Orange Trifle

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Raspberry Orange Trifle- recipe by Ina Garten. Serves 6 to 8. I have such wonderful memories of this dessert. My mom would make a version of this for us kids using store- bought cake, custard from a box of Brown & Polson custard-mix, fresh fruits and fresh cream on top. Over the weekend, I made this terrific dessert for my family who were visiting us from New York – time to relive some very happy memories! INGREDIENTS: 1 orange pound cake, recipe follows 1 cup good raspberry jam 2 half-pints fresh raspberries orange cream, recipe follows 1 cup (1/2 pint) cold heavy cream 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Assembling the trifle: Cut the pound cake into 9 (3/4 . . . CLICK TO READ MORE

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Red Berry Trifle

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Red Berry Trifle- Recipe by Ina Garten, taken from food network I made Berry Trifle for my daughter’s birthday last month. It was a very quiet affair celebrated with close friends. Since I had already made Ina’s raspberry orange trifle in the past (which is superb!), I decided to make red berry trifle instead. Trifle is an English dessert which consists of  layers of cake, custard , fruit and topped with whipped cream. I remember my mom making this as a dessert for parties. She would buy the cake and make the custard from  a “Brown and Polson” box and then layer it with fruit and fresh whipped cream. In the past I have layered the trifle in a big . . . CLICK TO READ MORE

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