Strawberry Lemon Curd Trifle
Strawberry Lemon Curd Trifle
Ingredients:
- Pound Cake
- Strawberry sauce 1-1/2 cups
- Sliced strawberries 1 cup
- Lemon curd 1-1/2 cups
- Cream 1-1/2 cups
- Caster sugar 2 - 3 tbsp
- Pure vanilla essence 1/2 tsp
- Crushed macaroons 4
- Beat cream, caster sugar, and vanilla essence until stiff peaks form. To assemble: In the bottom of your trifle bowl place thick slices of the pound cake. Pour half of the strawberry sauce over the pound cake. Top the strawberry sauce with half of the sliced strawberries. Then pour half of the lemon curd over the strawberries. Top with half of the whipped cream. Repeat the layers. Cover and refrigerate overnight to allow the flavors to mingle. Just before serving sprinkle the top of the trifle with the crushed macaroons.
- To make lemon curd, Place sugar, butter, and lemon juice in a bowl on a pan of simmering water and let cook till butter and sugar are melted. Add the eggs, but keep the flame very low and do not let the mixture boil or else it will curdle. Let cook till thick and done, stirring occasionally. It will take approx 30 minutes to be thick. Pour in sterilized jars, when completely cool, refrigerate.
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