Elegant Berry Trifle

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 (3 1/2 ounce) packages vanilla pudding mix
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract, divided
• 1/2 cup grape juice
• 1 loaf poundcake, cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 1/2 cup red raspberry preserves
• 1/2 cup blackberry preserves
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 8 crisp almond macaroons, crushed or 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds

Recipe

• 1 prepare pudding mixes according to package directions; cool if using cooked.
• 2 blend in 1 teaspoons almond extract.
• 3 combine remaining 1/2 teaspoon almond extract with grape juice in a separate bowl. set aside.
• 4 spread 1/4 of the pound cake slices with all of the raspberry preserves and 1/4 of the pound cake slices with all of the blackberry preserves; top each spread slice with unspread slice to form "sandwiches.".
• 5 cut sandwiches into 3/4-inch wide pieces. reserve a few to garnish top of trifle; sprinkle remaining pieces with grape juice mixture.
• 6 spoon 1/3 pudding into 6-cup dessert dish or trifle bowl. alternate raspberry and blackberry cake pieces in pattern on pudding, using half of pieces. repeat procedure.
• 7 top with remaining pudding. cover and chill several hours.
• 8 shortly before serving, whip cream with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until soft peaks form.
• 9 pipe rosettes or spoon dollops of whipped cream on top of trifle; garnish with reserved cake pieces and crushed macaroons.