Banana Split Trifle Cake with Sprinkles

Use leftover slices from a banana bread or cake recipe like this one I baked - Banana Bread Bundt Cake, a favorite of readers on this blog. I had just baked banana bread for the weekend (see recipe in previous blog post), so I used some leftover slices for this easy to do dessert. Use store bought whipped cream or the cookbook’s recipe for Sprinkles Whipped Cream (see below) and just layer all the goodness together. Chill this for a few hours and enjoy anytime. This recipe was slightly adapted from the cookbook “Sprinkles: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts” by Jackie Alpers (Quirk Books). The recipe below serves 4.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Banana Split Trifle Cake

Servings: people

Calories: 41kcal

Author: Elizabeth Ann Quirino

Ingredients

2 cups chilled heavy cream must be very cold (for Sprinkles Whipped Cream)
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 to 2 Tablespoons colored sprinkles to taste (for Sprinkles Whipped Cream), add more for garnish
8 to 10 slices Banana Bread Bundt Cake recipe from a past blog post; or use store-bought yellow cake
5 to 6 whole fresh ripe bananas peeled and sliced
1 cup fresh strawberries sliced in halves, stems removed
2 1/2 cups Sprinkles whipped cream add more for garnish if needed Sprinkles Whipped Cream

Instructions

To make Sprinkles Whipped Cream: Combine in a large mixing bowl the heavy cream, vanilla, confectioners’ sugar. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes till ready to use. Then using an electric mixer with the whisk attachment, whip the cream mixture on high for 3 minutes till soft peaks form. Slowly fold in sprinkles with a spatula. Refrigerate up to 3 hours till ready to use.
To prepare the dessert: Slice the banana bread bundt cake in 3-inch thin slices to fit individual custard cups. Have at least 8 slices ready. (Recipe of the banana bread bundt cake is in a previous blog post).
Slice the bananas into ½ inch rounds. Do this step last just before assembly, to avoid bananas darkening before even using.
To assemble trifle cake: In each custard cup layer the cake in this manner – place one cake slice at the bottom. Place 2 banana slices, 2 strawberry slices. Spread some Sprinkles Whipped Cream, a few tablespoons. Pile another cake slice, fruits, whipped cream. Garnish sides with extra banana and fruit slices. Add more sprinkles on top and sides.
Recipe notes: The original recipe assembled a whole large trifle cake and used a boxed yellow cake mix. I preferred to bake my own cake from scratch and used individual custard cups for each family member.
Sprinkles: Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts by Jackie Alpers (144 pages, paperback) is available where most books are sold or at QuirkBooks.com.
Disclosure: I was not compensated to review this book but I will gladly recommend this to anyone who wants to add happiness and fun to cakes, pies, cookies or sweets.

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