Apricot Trifle

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 dried apricot halves, halved
• 1 cup amaretto liqueur
• 1 (19 1/2 ounce) yellow cake mix
• 3 large eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/3 cups apricot jam or 1 1/3 cups apricot preserves
• 3 3/4 cups instant prepared custard
• toasted slivered almonds, lightly chopped, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375ºf.
• 2 in a small bowl, soak the apricots in 3 tablespoons of amaretto and set aside.
• 3 grease and flour a 9x13" baking pan.
• 4 in a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, oil, 2 tablespoons of the amaretto and the amount of water called for on pkg directions less 2 tablespoons of liquid.(due to the amaretto that you added).
• 5 beat until well combined.
• 6 evenly spread the batter into the pan.
• 7 place in oven and bake until toothpick inserted into the cake's center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes.
• 8 let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
• 9 unmold the cake.
• 10 using a 3" round cookie cutter, cut 12 rounds from it.
• 11 use a serrated knife to split each round in half horizontally.
• 12 with a pastry brush or a basting brush, brush each of the 24 rounds with some of the remaining amaretto.
• 13 to assemble a single serving of trifle ~ place one round into an individual serving dish(like the little glass custard cups).
• 14 top with a spoonful of the jam or preserves, then 2 tablespoons of the custard, and a sprinkling of toasted almonds.
• 15 top with another layer of cake, jam and custard.
• 16 sprinkle with some of the amaretto soaked apricots and top with a sprinkling of toasted almonds.
• 17 note: this can be made with a store bought yellow cake, store bought custard and the rest of items and can be literally put together in no time. this too, would look pretty in a parfait glass and just cut the round into little cubes.