Quick Cranberry Trifles

A elegant layered dessert featuring pound cake, sweet cranberry sauce, and whipped cream infused with cream sherry and vanilla ice cream. Perfect for special occasions and make-ahead entertaining.

4 servings
8 hr 17 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked cranberry sauce (not jelly)
  • ¼ cup cream Sherry
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup vanilla ice cream
  • cups pound cake

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Stir together cranberry sauce and Sherry in a bowl. Set aside.

    2 min

  2. 2.

    Combine heavy cream and ice cream in a bowl, then set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and beat with an electric mixer until stiff.

    5 min

  3. 3.

    Divide half of cake cubes among 4 dessert glasses. Top each serving with a scant 1/4 cup cranberry mixture, then top each with 1/4 cup whipped-cream mixture. Repeat layering with remaining cake cubes, cranberry mixture, and whipped-cream mixture.

    10 min

  4. 4.

    Chill, loosely covered with plastic wrap, at least 8 hours for flavors to develop.

    480 min