Daily Archives: May 1, 2011

Bananas Foster Trifle

Bananas Foster Trifle

I wanted to make trifles out of my strawberry rum pound cake a couple weeks ago, but my stemless wineglasses proved to be less than satisfactory vessels for putting it all together. Nothing layered properly, and my fingers kept smearing stuff. So, I ordered a set of mini trifle bowls, and they arrived a few days ago. What is trifle, exactly? It’s basically a cake-based parfait, with layers of cake (usually pound or sponge), custard, fruit, gelatin, and whipped cream. Yum, right? I didn’t have pound cake or sponge cake lying around, but since there was still some banana bread left over, I decided to make a Bananas Foster trifle. I originally wanted to make the characteristic Bananas Foster rum sauce for my trifle,...

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