Patriotic Berry Trifle

Name: Patriotic Berry Trifle
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8-10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 + 2/3 c sugar; 1/4 c fresh lemon juice; 1/4 tsp almond extract; 1 premade angel food cake, cut into 1-inch slices; 1 lb cream cheese, at room temperature; 2 c heavy cream, at room temperature; 2 pt blueberries, fresh; 2 pt strawberries, hulled and sliced

By Cathy Estes
@GrannyCat

I was looking for something that would incorporate fresh fruit with the red, white and blue of Memorial Day or the Fourth of July, and this one from Sunny Anderson is a winner!

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Comments:

2 Comments

Serves:

8-10

Prep:

45 Min

Method:

No-Cook or Other

Ingredients

1/4 + 2/3 c

sugar
1/4 c

fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp

almond extract
1

premade angel food cake, cut into 1-inch slices
1 lb

cream cheese, at room temperature
2 c

heavy cream, at room temperature
2 pt

blueberries, fresh
2 pt

strawberries, hulled and sliced
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How to Make Patriotic Berry Trifle

Step-by-Step

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. Remove from the heat and stir in the almond extract.
Brush both sides of each slice of cake with the syrup. Cut the slices into 1-inch cubes.
Beat the remaining 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.
Note: I used frozen blueberries for the inside of the trifle, as they are not as tart as the 'fresh' ones I can get in Oklahoma. I did use 'fresh' ones for the top, though.

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