Sak's 5th Avenue Strawberry and Lemon Trifle |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Oh those days!....When we would come up to NYC from Cuba and my great aunt would take me to Saks' on 5th Avenue for lunch and I would just stare in wonderment. They were all just so elegant and lovely people, with their hats & short veils and their white gloves - ok enough reminiscing! This is a copycat recipe but it was still nice to remember. I am sure this recipe can be made with pre-mixed items and whipped non-dairy topping. Haven't made this as yet but will soon. Am estimating the prep times. Ingredients:
1/2 cup granulated sugar |
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice |
2 (3 1/3 ounce) packages lemon pudding mix or 2 (3 1/3 ounce) packages lemon mousse mix |
2 1/2 pints fresh strawberries |
1/3 cup granulated sugar |
1/4 cup water |
1 (16 ounce) butter pound cake or 1 (16 ounce) angel food cake |
3 cups whipped cream |
Directions:
1. SYRUP:.
2. Combine sugar, lemon juice and water in small saucepan.
3. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
4. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 1 minute.
5. Cover and chill.
6. PUDDING:.
7. Prepare pudding as pkg direction states.
8. Transfer to small individual dessert bowls or fluted goblets, only filling 1/4 full.
9. Chill until set.
10. FRUIT AND TOPPING:.
11. Roughly chop strawberries then divide and mash one half of the strawberries.
12. Then combine the mashed and chopped strawberries with 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan on medium heat and simmer for about 2 minutes.
13. ASSEMBLY:.
14. Cut cake crosswise into 8 pieces.
15. Cut each piece into 3 strips.
16. Layer cake on top of set pudding, trimming to fit.
17. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons lemon syrup, then the stwed strawberries.
18. Repeat layering.
19. Top with generous amounts of whipping cream.
20. Garnish with strawberry slices or mint sprigs.
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