Description
Individual strawberry shortcake trifles in jars — layers of soft cake, sweet strawberries, and whipped cream, perfect for parties or easy desserts.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 1 pound pound cake or sponge cake, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1/4 cup sugar (for macerating strawberries)
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional: mint leaves for garnish
- 4–6 mason jars or serving jars
Instructions
Instructions
- Toss strawberries with sugar and let sit 10 minutes.
- Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
- Layer jars: cake cubes, strawberries, whipped cream. Repeat until jars are full.
- Top with whipped cream and garnish with extra strawberries or mint leaves.
- Chill at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
Use slightly stale cake for sturdier layers. Assemble close to serving for best texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 jar
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: strawberry shortcake trifles, no-bake dessert, individual desserts in jars, easy strawberry dessert