Grandma Doris's English Trifle

We had this at Easter at Grandma Doris' house -- the girls enjoyed it so much, they begged to make it for Grandpa Bob for his 60th birthday!

baked white cake
3 cups milk
6 serving vanilla pudding mix (cooked variety)
OR: omit these two ingredients and make a 6 serving instant pudding
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp sugar
OR: omit these three ingredients and make a package of dream whip
1 pint strawberries
6 to 8 kiwis.
Optional: 1 cup fruit juice

Bake cake according to package directions (this can be done the day before) - we baked in a 9 x 13 pan, but you can use round pans if that's all you have. Slice into 1 inch (ish) chunks.

OPTIONAL: Pour 1 cup fruit juice over the cake and let it soak in.

Make pudding according to the package directions... this is where the 3 cups of milk are used

Combine the whipping cream, vanilla and sugar in a clean bowl and beat until it forms stiff peaks.

Clean and slice strawberries and kiwis.

In a serving bowl, layer cake, pudding, fruit. Repeat until bowl is almost full. This is a great step for the kids to do.

Cover with whipped cream.

Garnish with fruit.

Makes 8 servings

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