I am currently in the home stretch of finishing my pharmacy school program, and although it is the end the projects, papers, and paperwork seem to be endless! That doesn’t stop me from being excited about my second most favorite holiday of the year (Christmas is #1!) – Valentine’s Day! This individual strawberry trifle recipe is a delicious Valentine’s Day dessert that is a healthier choice when faced with all of the irresistible chocolate desserts going around this time of year. It is made with a non-fat angel food cake, vanilla pudding, and lightly sweetened strawberry glaze. You guys already know that strawberries are my absolute favorite fruit, so I love making these strawberry trifles to have for dessert. They can be made up to a few days in advance, and stored covered in the refrigerator. I actually prefer them the second or third day after I make them, because the angel food cake gets soaked with pudding and strawberry glaze – yum!
I made the angel food cake with Zulka sugar. They recently sent me a bag to try, and it is really great! If you haven’t tried them before, their sugar is unique in that it is a non-GMO, minimally processed, all natural sugar that can replace refined sugar 1 cup to 1 cup. I prefer unrefined sugar in my own baking, so I was very pleased with their product!
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- 1½ cups egg whites (~10 eggs)
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1½ tsp cream of tartar
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3½ cups fresh strawberries
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2½ tsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 tbsp cold water
- ½ tbsp butter
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 package instant vanilla pudding
- Pour egg whites from carton to measuring cup, and add to mixer bowl (or separate eggs and save yolks for later use). Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Blend confectioners’ sugar and flour together with a whisk.
- Add cream of tartar, vanilla and salt to egg whites and beat on high speed (8 on KitchenAid with flat paddle).
- Add sugar a little at a time while beating until sugar is dissolved.
- Once stiff peaks form, fold in flour mixture ¼ cup at a time (lowest speed on KitchenAid mixer).
- Gently spoon into an ungreased 10-in. bundt cake pan. Swirl spatula through.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- In the meantime, prepare the pudding and set aside.
- Hull and finely chop 2½ cups of strawberries and add a sauce pan over medium heat. Hull and slice the remaining strawberries and set aside.
- Add the sugar and cornstarch and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Add the lemon and butter, and remove from heat. Stir a few times while cooling.
- Remove the cake from the oven and invert pan. Cool for 1 hour.
- Loosen with a butterknife, then chop into 1-inch square pieces.
- Layer 6 8-oz glasses with angel food cake, glaze, and pudding, then add sliced strawberries around the edges in a circle. Repeat.
- Top with whipped cream if desired.
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Best wishes to you on your final stretch of pharmacy school! Happy Valentines day a little early to you. These little strawberry trifles are just so delicate and creamy, perfect for this holiday. Take Care, BAM
Thanks, Bam!
The first thing I would make with this sugar is a cake, of course 😉
I just made a trifle yesterday but it didn’t look half as good as yours…lol. This is just the greatest and prettiest dessert ever for Valentine’s day!
Loving these trifles they look absolutely awesome 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
So exciting to be in the homestretch of school! I’ll bet you can’t wait to finish. What I couldn’t wait to finish would be one of these wonderful trifles, if I were lucky enough to have one in front of me! Really nice — thanks.
This trifle looks incredible! I am sharing it (photo and link) on my Facebook page today 🙂
This looks so delicious! Don’t usually like trifle- but this recipe has changed my opinion definitely 🙂
good luck with the school – you are going to be great 🙂 I dont know why I dont make trifle, it looks delicious. I have not heard of this sugar company but sounds very goood.
Good luck with school, so exciting! And this looks great, thanks!
I’m salivating, already. Yum!
Oh YUM! This looks amazing 🙂 I want to bake something this weekend, now 🙂
I would make a cake 🙂
I was JUST telling my roommate how I wanted strawberries with cake! You are driving me crazy in the best way possible.
I didn’t know you were going to pharmacy school, that is so exciting! I can’t wait ’til you graduate, drinks on you! 😉
I like to bake a cake
A peach upside down cake!
I would make hot chocolate with whipped cream.
Hmm, not sure what I’d make yet.
tiramisu
Oh, we must make and bake our great-grandmother’s sugar cookie recipe, of course!
I’d make good ol’ brownies
I would bake a cake for my husband
This looks sooo good! I made something similar recently and loved it so I know these must taste amazing. 🙂
And congratulations on almost being finished with school. Yay! 😀
I’d love to make some oatmeal raisin cookies! Yum!
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I would like to bake a pie or some cookies.
Rice Pudding 🙂
I would love to make cupcakes!
cupcakes