Easy Grand Raspberry Trifle

Raspberries, jam, lemon syrup-drenched pound cake, and whipped cream in a delicious, easy, layered dessert. This can be made using store-bought or homemade pound cake and as individual trifles or one large Grand Trifle. Can be made up to 24 hours in advance.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 10

Ingredients

• Syrup

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice

• Trifle

• 1  cup  seedless raspberry jam
• 4  cups raspberries
• 2  cups heavy cream
• 2  tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 1⁄2 lbs  poundcake, sliced 3/4 inch slices

Directions

1. For the Syrup: In a small sauce pan bring all ingredients to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Let cool.
2. For the Trifle: In a small bowl combine the jam a 3 c of raspberries, mashing slightly.
3. In a large bowl, whip the cream and sugar to siff peaks.
4. Brush both sides of each silce of pound cake with the cooled syrup.
5. Fit 1/3 of slices snugly in the bottom of a 4-quart trifle dish or other glass bowl, trimming edges if necessary. Gently spread top of layer with 1/3 of the raspberry mixture, and then 1/3 of the whipped cream. Reapeat to make 2 more layers; garnish with remaining 1 cup of raspberries. Refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 24 hours.
6. **For Individual Trifles** Follow steps 1-4. Then in each of ten 1 1/2 c capacity glass serving dishes or wineglasses, follow procedure in step 5, making only 2 layers in each glass.