| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 8 hr 45 min |
| Prep: | 25 min |
| Inactive: | 8 hr |
| Cook: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 8 hr 45 min |
| Prep: | 25 min |
| Inactive: | 8 hr |
| Cook: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- Two 16-ounce containers strawberries
- Two 6-ounce containers blueberries
- One 6-ounce container blackberries
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Pinch kosher salt
- One 8-ounce package cream cheese
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 prepared angel food cake (about 12 ounces)
- Confectioners’ sugar, for garnish, optional
- 1 1/2 tablespoons apple jelly or apricot preserves, for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Trim and quarter the strawberries and set aside. Combine the blueberries, blackberries, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/3 cup water, lemon zest, juice and salt in a medium saucepot. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the berries break down and the sauce thickens, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.
- Place the cream cheese, 1/4 cup cream, the remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar and the vanilla extract in a large bowl and beat on medium speed until smooth and fluffy. In a second large bowl, whip the remaining cream until stiff peaks form. Fold about one-quarter of the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until lightened, and then fold in the remaining whipped cream.
- To assemble the trifle, rip or cut the angel food cake into 2-inch pieces. Place half the cake pieces in the bottom of a 12-to-14-cup trifle dish or large bowl. Top with about half the blueberry sauce, half the cream and half the quartered strawberries. Repeat the layers with the remaining cake, berry sauce, cream and strawberries. Cover with plastic wrap and chill 8 hours or overnight. Before serving either dust with confectioners’ sugar or heat the apple jelly in the microwave for 25 seconds to loosen, and then brush over the strawberries.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 388 |
| Total Fat | 22 g |
| Saturated Fat | 13 g |
| Carbohydrates | 47 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 25 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 75 mg |
| Sodium | 308 mg |
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 388 |
| Total Fat | 22 g |
| Saturated Fat | 13 g |
| Carbohydrates | 47 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 25 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 75 mg |
| Sodium | 308 mg |
Reviews
I wish I had more cake than the one package but it was delicious everyone raved about it, so much so that I’m making it again today
Sure why not except. where’s the blue?…
Haven’t actually tried this recipe, but Sunnys “patriotic berry trifle” is the bomb. Pretty much same ingredients but so much easier to make and tastes delish. Give it a try if this recipe takes to much time. You will not be disappointed.
This trifle is amazing! I make it every year to bring to my in laws for the 4th of July. My husband loves it and says it wouldn’t feel like the 4th of July if I don’t make it. It is a lot of work, and uses up a lot of dishes, but it’s worth it.
It looks like a delicious cake. Like cakes made with butter and buttermilk, they usually produce a great texture
Have made it twice: a show stopper. Beautiful to look at, delicious to eat.
I haven’t had the final dish yet but noticed that the “folding in” of whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture didn’t result in a smooth mixture and you can taste where bits of cream cheese weren’t able to fully incorporate through just folding in. If I were to make this again I would probably try using the beaters to make sure the mixture is fully incorporated and smooth.
Delish! So easy to make. Family loved!
Made this for 4th of July this year, and it was an absolute hit! Since we were celebrating, I decided to booze it up a tad by adding about a 1/3 cup DeKuyper Blackberry Brandy to the blueberry and blackberry sauce. The lemon in the sauce inspired me to add some lemon curd to the cream cheese mixture, and it was SO good! This recipe is AMAZING with or without changes. Everyone went back for seconds.
This dessert is the bomb!!! I made it at least 3 times last summer – definitely worth the calorie splurge!!!