Tipsy, Tropical Trifle

This Trifle is a layered dessert that has a German influence from the wine though the trifle is of English origin. This one has lemon curd which is also a favorite of the English. Given a tropical feel from the apricots, bananas, coconut, and nuts! Fusion I would Say so! The hardest part of making this is the microwaved lemon curd which take all of 10 minutes. This makes a good pot luck dessert.

• Ready In: 32 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• Lemon Curd (Or store bought)

• 3  tablespoons lemon zest
• 1⁄2 cup fresh lemon juice (4 to 6 lemons)
• 1  cup sugar
• 6  tablespoons butter
• 3  eggs, lightly beaten
• 1  egg yolk, lightly beaten

• Pudding

• 1 (5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
• 1  cup  instant powdered milk
• 3  cups water

• Canned or Softening apricots

• 1⁄2 cup white wine, like a sweet german gewurztraminer
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped  dried apricot

• Trifle

• 11  ounces  angel food cake, store bought
• 1⁄2 cup  toasted crushed cashews
• 1⁄2 cup  toasted coconut
• 2  bananas, sliced
• 1 (16 ounce) container Cool Whip

Directions

1. For Curd.
2. In a microwave safe dish, combine lemon zest, lemon juice, and sugar.
3. Heat to dissolve sugar whisking after a minute.
4. Add butter and stir until it has melted and combined.
5. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
6. Beat eggs into cooled lemon mixture until well blended.
7. Return to microwave oven and cook over medium-low, whisking ever minute, about 5 minutes or until mixture thickens and coats spoon.
8. Cool.
9. Softening apricots.
10. Add white Wine to Apricots for one hour then remove from wine.
11. Pour the wine into a glass filled with ice for your self to enjoy while making trifle.
12. For Pudding.
13. Mix the pudding ingredients together whisk till smooth set aside.
14. Assembly.
15. In a trifle bowl place half of the angel food cake follow with 1/2 of the lemon curd, pudding, apricots, bananas, 1/3 coconut, cashews and cool whip.
16. Repeat with second layer.
17. Top with 1/3 of cool whip garnish with rest of cashews a coconut.
18. Refrigerate till ready to eat.