Individual Strawberry Trifle

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 quart fresh strawberries, halved
• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 (1 lb) poundcake
• 1/3 cup amaretto liqueur
• 6 amaretti cookies, for garnish
• demerara sugar (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 place strawberries in a bowl and toss with vinegar.
• 2 let stand for 15- 20 minutes at room temperature.
• 3 check for sweetness and add sugar if desired.
• 4 place heavy cream in a separate large bowl.
• 5 whisk with electric mixer to soft peaks.
• 6 add vanilla and confectioners' sugar.
• 7 whip until stiff peaks.
• 8 set aside.
• 9 slice pound cake into 1/2 inch slices.
• 10 using a cookie cutter, cut out circles from each cake slice the diameter of the glass.
• 11 place 1 circle in bottom of each glass.
• 12 brush cakes with amaretto liqueur.
• 13 spread 2 tablespoons of marinated strawberries on each cake.
• 14 using a different spoon, spread a large dollop of whipped cream on strawberries.
• 15 add a second layer of cake and press down lightly.
• 16 repeat the strawberries and whipped cream.
• 17 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate till needed.
• 18 will keep up to two days.
• 19 to serve: remove plastic wrap, grate amaretto cookie on top and sprinkle with demerara sugar.
• 20 use left over ingredients in one larger bowl for seconds.