Patriotic Berry Trifle

Serves: 3

Camila Dooley

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

68

Spice

48

Sweetness

56

Sourness

47

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

Directions:

1

Heat 1/4 cup sugar, the lemon juice and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves

2

Remove from the heat and stir in the almond extract

3

Brush both sides of each slice of cake with the syrup

4

Cut the slices into 1-inch cubes

5

Beat the remaining 2/3 cup sugar and the cream cheese with a mixer on medium speed until smooth and light

6

Add the cream and beat on medium-high speed until smooth and the consistency of whipped cream

7

Arrange half of the cake cubes in the bottom of a 13-cup trifle dish

8

Sprinkle evenly with a layer of blueberries

9

Dollop half of the cream mixture over the blueberries and gently spread

10

Top with a layer of strawberries

11

Layer the remaining cake cubes on top of the strawberries, then sprinkle with more blueberries and top with the remaining cream mixture

12

Finish with the remaining strawberries and blueberries, arranging them in a decorative pattern

13

Cover and refrigerate 1 hour

14

Photograph by Steve Giralt