Summertime Minted Trifle
- 4 Land O Lakes Eggs, separated
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, melted, cooled
- 1 (2.9-ounce) package white chocolate pudding and pie filling mix
- 2 tablespoons white creme de menthe*
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 pint (2 cups) strawberries, hulled
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 pint (2 cups) strawberries, hulled, halved
- 1 nectarine or peach, thinly sliced
- Mint Leaves
- Heat oven to 350F.
- Grease and flour 9-inch round cake pan; set aside.
- Beat 4 egg whites in bowl at high speed, scraping bowl often, until stiff peaks form.
- Set aside.
- Beat 4 egg yolks, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon orange zest and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with whisk until thick and lemon-colored.
- Gradually add butter alternately with flour, mixing well after each addition.
- Gently stir in egg whites.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake 25-30 minutes or until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan.
- Let stand 15 minutes; remove from pan.
- Cool completely.
- Prepare pudding mix according to package directions.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in creme de menthe, 1 teaspoon orange zest and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
- Cover; refrigerate 1 1/2 hours or until thickened.
- Place 1 pint strawberries in 5-cup blender container.
- Cover; blend on high speed until pureed.
- Continue blending, gradually adding powdered sugar, 1-2 minutes or until dissolved.
- Refrigerate 1 hour.
- Tear cake into bite-sized pieces.
- Place half of cake pieces into glass serving bowl.
- Pour about half of strawberry puree over cake; top with half of pudding and half of halved strawberries.
- Repeat with remaining cake pieces, strawberry puree and custard.
- Garnish with remaining strawberries, sliced nectarine and mint leaves.
o lakes eggs, sugar, freshly grated orange zest, vanilla, flour, butter, white chocolate, white creme, freshly grated orange zest, vanilla, strawberries, powdered sugar, strawberries, nectarine, mint leaves
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/2200/summertime-minted-trifle (may not work)