Active Time

　　20 min

　　Total Time

　　8 1/2 hr (includes chilling)

　　

Ingredients

Makes 4 dessert servings

　　2 cups cooked cranberry sauce (not jelly)

　　1/4 cup cream Sherry (sweet)

　　1/2 cup chilled heavy cream

　　1/2 cup melted but cool vanilla ice cream

　　1 1/2 cups cubed (1/2 inch) pound cake

　　

Step 1

Stir together cranberry sauce and Sherry in a bowl. Set aside.

　　

Step 2

Combine heavy cream and ice cream in a bowl, then set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and beat with an electric mixer until stiff.

　　

Step 3

Divide half of cake cubes among 4 dessert glasses. Top each serving with a scant 1/4 cup cranberry mixture, then top each with 1/4 cup whipped-cream mixture. Repeat layering with remaining cake cubes, cranberry mixture, and whipped-cream mixture.

　　

Step 4

Chill, loosely covered with plastic wrap, at least 8 hours for flavors to develop.

　　Cooks' note:

　　Trifles can be chilled up to 1 day.