I made this Saturday night and let it sit in the fridge till sunday at lunch. it was pretty good. i had some left overs and i forgot about them until now (tuesday night). YUMMMMOOOO the flavors set in very well and the cake was very moist, which i loveeeee.. anyway, this is what i did to the recipe. I misread it and accidentally combined undrained pineapple and the banana slices. I let those soak for an hour to prevent browning. I also used vanilla pudding and subbed cream cheese for sour cream. (and i added a little more cream cheese because it tasted too sweet for us) next time i think i will use cheesecake pudding and use sour cream. i also added a bit of raspberry extract. i don't know if that did much to it though. :D In the end, I was a little disappointed because there wasn't enough pudding mix for three layers. Next time, I'll double the pudding mix to ensure that I have enough for 3 layers and to fill up my trifle bowl. but overall, i loved it! will definitely make this again. oh and presentation is real nice. my husband took pictures of it and emailed them to his mom who lives across the country to show it off. made me feel like a pro! ;) thanks!

Mediocre at best. Very sweet, a bit too mushy, and tasted primarily of cool whip. Although my kids enjoyed it was not worth the effort, fruit with cool whip dumped on top would be the same taste equivalent.

This was so awesome!! I did soak the banana slices in the pineapple juice and accidentally did 2 pudding mixes (I made it about midnight the night before I took it to a church get-together). It was a HUGE hit! I thought for sure I'd be able to take some home with me since it was such a big dish, but it vanished! Everyone loved it and wanted to lick out the bowl! I didn't use the whole can of pineapple, and I used 4 or 5 kiwis. Also for the middle layer instead of doing the kiwi and strawberry slices on the edge I did banana slices. Also dusted the top with cocoa powder. It was very pretty and tasted even better! Thanks! Will make this many more times!

My family enjoyed it very much and I'll make it again..

My mom gave me a store bought lemon pound cake to take to a family reunion, and I wasn't sure how it would taste alone, so I sliced it up and served it alongside the pudding/whip cream/sour cream mixture and a big bowl of cut up strawberries and peaches. I suggest using a big package of instant vanilla pudding and 8 oz. of Cool Whip. I made the cream topping as directed, but it tasted too Cool Whip-py to me, so I dumped the rest of the big package of the pudding over into the bowl. Very yummy! Will definitely make again.

This is Fantastic! I only used fresh berries, just a personal preference. It looked beautiful and everybody enjoyed it! Thank you Joy for this great recipe!

Very light and fresh tasting. Definitely a presentation dish.

This trifle was a real winner! All the ladies at my dinner party asked for the recipe. The only change I made (that's because I didn't read the recipe correctly) was to not drain the pineapple - I mixed the undrained pineapple with the bananas. I will always make it this way, it really soaks into the angel food cake. This recipe was even better the second day and even better the day after that!!! Next time I think I will use coconot pudding. So refreshing! Thanks for the great recipe.

Get ready for oohs and aahhs, as this is so gorgeous, so easy, and so delicious! No one believes it is as easy as it is, becasue it looks so stupendous. Never any leftovers!

I love this receipe. I modified it to suit our taste. I use pound cake instead of angel. Omit the kiwis and use assorted berries strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and/or blackberries and of course banana and pineapple and some of the pineapple juice too!. I mix the pudding mix with some milk then add the rest. This is the best!

I didn't use the cake part of this. I just wanted the fruit and pudding part. I STRONGLY suggest using 2 boxes of pudding. I first did one box and it tasted too much like cool whip. Also, i first mixed each box of pudding with one cup of milk before adding it to the sour cream/cool whip. I used pineapple, mandirane oranges, strawberries, blueberries and blackberries layered in individual wine glasses.

I made this for Father's Day, exactly as the recipe was written, and it was a hit. I will make it again using other fresh fruits this summer. I appreciated the tip about soaking the banana slices in the pineapple juice. It's a keeper....thanks.

Very good recipe! I changed a couple things to make it my own and added a mixed layer of fruit and cream into the center hole. Turned out great! I will absultly make again!

lovely

I couldn't find kiwi's at the store so I used blue berries instead. I made this for a party and received rave reviews. Great summer recipe.

This is in my top 20 dessert recipes. An absolute favorite by my whole family.