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Gramma Collin's Trifle

Contributed by : Erik Kanwischer
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Canadian Recipes : Desserts

Gramma Collin's Trifle

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Ingredients for
Gramma Collin's Trifle

  • 1 white cake mix
  • Juice from 1 small jar of maraschino cherries
  • 1/2 cup or so of walnut pieces
  • 1 can of fruit cocktail (drained)
  • 1 instant vanilla pudding
  • Coconut
  • 1/2 pint whipping cream
  • Cherries
  • Mandarin oranges
  • Almonds

How to Make
Gramma Collin's Trifle

  1. Let 1 white cake mix stand for 3 or 4 days, break up to practically crumbs
  2. Fill trifle dish 2/3 full of crumbs
  3. Mix in with crumbs:

    Juice from 1 small jar of maraschino cherries
    1/2 cup or so of walnut pieces
    1 can of fruit cocktail (drained)

4. Mix 1 instant vanilla pudding

5. Put on top of cake mixture with a little coconut

6. Whip 1/2 pint whipping cream

7. Put on top of pudding mix

8. Decorate with cherries, mandarin oranges & almonds


Notes

It's difficult to tell if just the correct amount of juice is in the cake - not too moist - not too dry. Rum can also be added if mixture is too dry.