Today is Holiday Recipe Club Day!! You might be wondering what we are celebrating in June 5th, it is Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in the UK. This is a celebration that marks 60 years on the throne for Queen Elizabeth II. This is the second International Holiday we have celebrated, hopefully you are enjoying them.
I was really going to rock this challenge. I mean my dad was born in England, his mom was born and raised there, her family is still there. How could I not represent, and bring something great? Well time got away from me 
The ingredients for today were Jam, Tea, or Worcestershire sauce. I had big plans for jam. First I has the idea to make a traditional Roly-Poly. It is similar to a Swiss Roll, filled with jam and then served with custard. Then I had big plans to make mini Bakewell Tarts. This is a flaky pastry crust filled with a layer of jam, and then topped with an egg/almond filling.
In the end, I didn’t have time to bake, so I went with a Triffle. An English Triffle uses a layer of jam, same flavor as the fruit you are using. I decided to do little shooters instead of a full blown trifle. They are fun, easy, and great for just a little something sweet after a meal. I went the easy way with all store bought stuff (sorry), but feel free to make your own pound cake, and pudding, and whipped cream.
- Pound Cake
- Vanilla Pudding
- Raspberry Jam
- Raspberries
- Whipped Cream
- Quantities depend on how big your glasses or your bowl is. Start with cutting the pound cake into chunks. Layer the pound cake on the bottom. Spoon in the vanilla pudding. Spread a layer of raspberry jam over the pudding. Sprinkle in fresh raspberries, and top with whipped cream. You can continue to layer like a lasagna, or just do one layer, depends on size.
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These are so cute! I’m not a huge fan of trifle because it just seems so overwhelming but I love the idea of shooters, just enough for me!
These are beautiful, and they look so easy to make. I love all of the colorful fruit- very summery!
Gorgeous! What a great idea to made this a ‘personal size’ versus dishing out of a larger triffle. Fit for a queen.
I still think you represented extremely well! I love that you did shooters.
Beautiful, love the color of the berries and that it’s a simple dessert to put together. Happy Jubilee!
I’m always a fan of individual desserts too, better portion control
I think you would never know that you ran out of time, these look outstanding! I love how easy they are to put together too. This would be perfect if you had last minute guests or something.
I love individual desserts so these are just perfect!
Very nice post Erin! Great way to celebrate Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Enjoy your day sweetie!
I love trifles! These are gorgeous, Erin.
One word: yum! I love trifles, and these are adorable little portions
Well done!
(And sorry for the long absence, I was traveling/graduating)
I love this idea! I love mini sizes of anything so this really floats my boat!
Don’t feel bad….I went with a recipe that has NOTHING to do with the theme.
Gorgeous little trifles! Every time I see trifles I am reminded of the Friend’s episode where Rachel messes up the recipe and it ends up having beef and peas with jam and whipped cream haha. These look MUCH better than hers haha
Oh my gosh!! How cute are these!! And shooters means that it’s ok to eat three right?
I’m so sad I couldn’t participate in todays Holiday Recipe Club. Your Englis Trifle looks beautiful and tasty!
This looks delicious and so pretty. Great idea for summer. Thanks for sharing!
This looks SO cute. I can’t help but immediately think of that Friends episode when I hear ‘English trifle’ though lol
This is like, the prettiest thing ever. And sometimes these are even better than baked goods!
These are just beautiful
Simple, beautiful and delicious! What a nice post for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. I watched a part of it while I was baking at the kitchen today.
I enjoyed hearing about your heritage. I have a lot of family in England too.
I enjoyed watching the Queen’s Jubilee on CNN today. I love a good trifle and these little shooters are wonderful. 
These look absolutely gorgeous! I love the idea of individual trifles in shooter glasses, a very clever way to cut down the enormous bulk of a trifle!
I love individual desserts too! These look deliciously creamy.
I love individual desserts too! Great for portion control and they always look prettier to me! These trifle look so good!
Love that you paid homage to the Queen on her Diamond Jubilee celebration! I am in love with England and London – been there numerous times. Very cool that your family is from there. Lovely desserts – pinning now!
Great idea, Erin – I love the idea of little trifle shooters! Long live the Queen (I’m half English – my dad’s side).
Mmm I love trifles and this one looks gorgeous. I know what you mean by time getting away from you….I have been struggling to keep up! This looks great and I’m glad you were able to join us
Mr. Liverpool would Loooove this <3
I think you pretty well rocked this challenge with these beauties! These look amazing and I adore the presentation here!
what a clever way of presenting them – in shooter glasses! nom-nom-nom, i can taste the pound cake, the fruit, the creme melting in my mouth right now…so good…
I love how you plated and styled. Very pretty! I didn’t know your parents are from UK. Great way to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee!