This strawberry trifle is layered with pound cake, a creamy pudding mixture, and strawberries.
This delicious no bake dessert is easy to assemble and makes a beautiful presentation.
Having a party or a get-together? Need an amazing no bake dessert, easy to make, and impressive?
Well, you are in luck! This strawberry trifle is a fantastic dessert.
It is so easy to assemble, you almost feel guilty taking credit for making a "Homemade Dessert."
But if you don't tell others how easy it is to make, I won't either.
You can pretend you struggled all day in the kitchen to make this tasty delight.
Watch how to make
Ingredients
You will need the following ingredients to make this strawberry trifle:
- strawberries- Use fresh strawberries, not frozen.
- instant vanilla pudding
- pound cake- You can make homemade pound cake or use a bakery made pound cake. The Sara Lee Pound Cake found in the frozen section of the grocery store works great also! I prefer vanilla, sour cream, or cream cheese pound cake for this recipe.
- vanilla
- cool whip or whipped topping- You can substitute with real whipped heavy cream.
- water
- sweetened condense milk
Steps to make strawberry trifle
Follow these easy steps to make strawberry trifle:
- Slice pound cake and strawberries. Set to the side.
- In a mixing bowl, combine instant vanilla pudding mix, water, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes.
- Mix in cool whip.
- Add half of the pound cake to trifle dish. Layer on half of the pudding mixture.
- Top with sliced strawberries.
- Add last half of pound cake, and layer on remaining pudding mixture, then finish with sliced strawberries on top.
- Chill 2 or more hours before serving.
Notes
Note: You can use a 13x9 glass baking dish for this dessert instead of a punch bowl.
Note: This recipe is creamy and sweet. Never sweeten the strawberries. You need their tartness to balance the sweetness of the cream and cake.
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Strawberry Trifle with Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 1 pound cake
- 5.1 ounces instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 ½ cup water
- 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 ounces Cool Whip or whipped topping
- 2 pints fresh strawberries
Instructions
- Slice pound cake and 2 pints of strawberries. Set to the side.
- In a mixing bowl, combine 5.1 ounces instant vanilla pudding mix, 1 ½ cup water, 1 cup sweetened condensed milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes.
- Mix in 12 ounces cool whip or whipped topping.
- Add half of the pound cake to trifle dish. Layer on half of the pudding mixture.
- Top with sliced strawberries.
- Add remaining half of pound cake, and layer on remaining pudding mixture, then finish with sliced strawberries on top.
- Chill 2 or more hours before serving.
