Mixed Berry Trifle

Our Mixed Berry Trifle is made alongside layers of fresh berries, chunks of sugariness pound cake smeared alongside a niggling strawberry jam too a luscious vanilla cream custard. This lovely dessert is corking for whatever occasion, it’s slow to brand too it serves a crowd!

Trifles are similar cookies; in that place are endless variations too season combinations express solely past times our imagination. No affair what y'all seat inwards a trifle it feels similar a celebration dessert too perfect for holidays. Our Mixed Berry Trifle is corking for patriotic holidays too is best made ahead then the flavors blend together too meld into this overnice fluffy dessert.

 

Many trifle recipes include pudding every bit the creamy layer too acre I don’t direct keep anything against pudding, I prefer this eggy vanilla cream custard. It’s thicker than pudding, doesn’t sink to the bottom of the bowl too is calorie-free too fluffy too. You tin purpose whatever variety of cake inwards this recipe but I wanted something that would concur together good because I was serving the trifle the side past times side day. I used one-half my favorite Pound Cake recipe too was thrilled alongside the results. Each like shooting fish in a barrel is smeared alongside a niggling strawberry or raspberry jam earlier beingness layered into the trifle. That niggling comport on of jam actually adds tons of season too a overnice jammy tang to each bite.

 

I dearest the red, white too bluish subject too could serve this for whatever or all of the patriotic holidays inwards the United States.

All y'all ask is a 4 quart trifle bowl, or brand mini-trifles past times using a bunch of pocket-sized clear bowls or jars. I dearest beingness able to run into the layers but this trifle volition live simply every bit skillful inwards a regular large mixing bowl too.

 

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Mixed Berry Trifle Recipe

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

With layers of fresh berries, chunks of sugariness pound cake, a niggling strawberry jam too a luscious vanilla cream custard. This lovely dessert is corking for whatever occasion too it serves a crowd!

Course:

Dessert

Servings: 12

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

For the fruit:

• 
  3
  cups
  strawberries,
  sliced inwards one-half or quartered, plus to a greater extent than for transcend garnish
  


• 
  3
  cups
  blueberries,
  plus 1/2 loving cup for transcend garnish
  

For the cake layer:

• 
  1
  prepared pound cake
  large loaf size - or 2 pocket-sized store-bought cutting into cubes (trimmed of night edges if preferred)
  


• 
  1
  cup
  strawberry or raspberry jam
  

For the vanilla custard:

• 
  6
  large egg yolks
  


• 
  1
  cup
  sugar
  


• 
  2
  teaspoons
  vanilla extract,
  or vanilla edible bean paste
  


• 
  8
  ounces
  cream cheese,
  room temperature, cutting into pocket-sized pieces
  


• 
  2
  cups
  heavy whipping cream
  

Instructions

To fix the vanilla custard:

1. 
   
   Fill a medium saucepan half-full alongside water. Bring to a boil. Reduce the oestrus to low.
   
   


2. 
   

   In a large heat-proof mixing bowl whisk together the egg yolks too sugar. This mixture volition live super thick but 1 time warmed the carbohydrate volition melt. Set the bowl alongside the egg mixture on transcend of the hot H2O creating a double boiler (the bowl should non comport on the water.) Cook, whisking constantly for 8-10 minutes or until the eggs thicken too the carbohydrate is no longer grainy. Remove from the oestrus too whisk inwards the vanilla. This is your sabayon.

   
   


3. 
   

   Add the cream cheese to the sabayon inwards pieces, too blend alongside a prophylactic spatula until smooth. Set aside to cool slightly. The cream cheese volition mix-in easier if it’s room temperature or slightly warm.

   
   


4. 
   
   In a construct clean mixing bowl, trounce the whipping cream to rigid (but non dry) peaks. Using a prophylactic spatula, gently plication close 1/3 of the custard into the whipped cream taking tending non to deflate the mixture. Add the remaining custard too blend until smooth. The vanilla custard should live calorie-free too fluffy.
   
   

To gather the trifle:

1. 
   
   Spread a pocket-sized amount of jam on 1 side of each piece of pound cake. This tin live done every bit y'all add together them to the bowl if desired.
   
   


2. 
   

   - Line the bottom (around the exterior edge) of a 4-quart trifle bowl alongside sliced strawberries inwards a decorative designing if desired. Fill-in the bottom of the bowl alongside 1/3 of the cake slices, jam side up.

   - Top the cake layer alongside 1/3 of the vanilla custard. Spread evenly.

   - Add the blueberries on transcend of the custard.

   - Add one-half the remaining cake cubes on transcend of the blueberries, jam side up.

   - Add one-half the remaining vanilla custard.

   - Layer the strawberries over the custard, reserving those laid aside for garnish.

   - Top alongside the remaining cake cubes, jam side up.

   - Spread the remaining vanilla custard on top.

   - Garnish alongside sliced strawberries too blueberries inwards a decorative pattern.

   
   


3. 
   
   Lightly embrace alongside plastic twine too refrigerate until ready to serve. May live made a twenty-four hours inwards advance.
   
   

Recipe Notes

We purpose one-half our favorite Pound Cake Recipe constitute HERE

 

You tin substitute 1 prepared angel nutrient cake for the pound cake if desired.

 

The layers become similar this, transcend to bottom:

• Strawberry too huckleberry garnish


• 1/3 vanilla cream


• 1/3 cake alongside jam


• strawberries


• 1/3 vanilla cream


• 1/3 cake alongside jam


• blueberries


• 1/3 vanilla cream


• 1/3 cake alongside jam too exterior border lined alongside strawberries

 

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You mightiness also similar this patriotic themed vacation dessert for Star-Studded Berry Tarts alongside Vanilla Pastry Cream. All it takes is a niggling red, white, too bluish too a star or 2 too you’re ready to celebrate!

 

How close this Nectarine Blueberry Pie for a niggling vacation themed dessert? Complete alongside how-to video … banking concern jibe it out!

You gotta banking concern jibe out this slow too absolutely perfect Flag Cupcake Cake from I Am Baker. It’s such a wonderful patriotic dessert too then pretty too. Another crowd favorite too fun celebration process is this Patriotic Party Mix from The Baker Mama. Also loving this beautiful Patriotic Stars too Stripes Berry Pie from That Skinny Chick Can Bake, then creative!

Thanks then much for stopping by!

Tricia

 

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