PATRIOTIC BERRY TRIFLE

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Macrayla's berry trifle is beautiful and would make a wonderful centerpiece for your dessert table. It tastes just as good as it looks. The base is a pre-made angel food cake that's brushed with a tangy lemon simple syrup. In between layers of fresh blueberries and strawberries is a light and fluffy cream cheese whipped cream....

Provided by Macrayla Evans

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 pre-made angel food cake , cut into 1-inch slices
SYRUP
1/4 c sugar
1/4 c fresh lemon juice
1/4 c water
1/4 tsp almond extract
WHIPPED CREAM CHEESE
2/3 c sugar
1 lb cream cheese, at room temperature
2 c heavy cream, at room temperature
FRUIT FOR LAYERING
2 pt blueberries
2 pt strawberries, hulled and sliced

Steps:

  • 1. Heat 1/4 cup sugar, lemon juice, and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and stir in the almond extract.
  • 2. Brush both sides of each slice of cake with syrup.
  • 3. Cut the slices into 1-inch cubes.
  • 4. Beat 2/3 cup sugar and the cream cheese with a mixer on medium speed until smooth and light. Add the cream and beat on medium-high speed until smooth and the consistency of whipped cream.
  • 5. Arrange half of the cake cubes in the bottom of a 13-cup trifle dish. Sprinkle evenly with a layer of blueberries. Dollop half of the cream mixture over the blueberries and gently spread.
  • 6. Top with a layer of strawberries.
  • 7. Layer the remaining cake cubes on top of the strawberries. Then sprinkle with more blueberries.
  • 8. Top with the remaining whipped cream and finish with the remaining strawberries and blueberries, arranging them in a decorative pattern. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

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