Red White Blue Berry Trifle Food

RED, WHITE, AND BLUE BERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine raspberries with 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar and orange juice. With the back of a fork, lightly mash berries to release their juices and let sit 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, stir together mascarpone and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar until smooth. Whisk in cream, vanilla, and pinch of salt and whisk until soft peaks form, about 4 minutes.
• Cut 1 or 2 pieces parchment 1 inch taller than side of an 8-inch springform pan and line inside of pan. Place half the ladyfingers in pan and top with half the raspberry mixture. With a small offset or rubber spatula, spread half the whipped cream over berries. Tap pan gently on counter to remove air bubbles. Repeat with remaining ladyfingers, raspberry mixture, and whipped cream.
• Top with blueberries and refrigerate until whipped cream is stiff and cookies have softened, about 3 hours (or, tightly covered with plastic, up to 3 days). To serve, unmold trifle and peel away parchment.

RED, WHITE & BLUE BERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk condensed milk, 2% milk and pudding mix 2 minutes. Fold in sour cream. In another bowl, toss blueberries and raspberries with lemon juice., In a greased 9-in. springform pan, layer half each of the following: cake cubes, berry mixture and pudding mixture. Repeat layers. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours before serving., To serve, remove rim from pan. Serve with whipped topping and, if desired, additional berries.

RED, WHITE, AND BLUEBERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• Make lemon syrup: In a small saucepan, bring 1/4 cup sugar, lemon juice, and 1/4 cup water to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Let cool completely, then brush over both sides of cake slices. Quarter each slice.
• With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese with remaining 1/3 cup sugar on high speed until lightened. With mixer on medium speed, gradually add heavy cream in a steady stream; continue beating until mixture is light and airy (mixture will be like a very soft whipped cream).
• Arrange half the cake pieces in the bottom of a 2-quart serving dish. Spoon half the cream-cheese mixture over cake in dollops; spread to sides of dish. Scatter half the blueberries and raspberries on top. Repeat layering with remaining cake, cream-cheese mixture, and berries, piling berries in the center.
• Cover, and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour and up to overnight.

RED, WHITE, AND BLUE TRIFLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch glass baking pan.
• Beat eggs until very light, about 3 minutes. Add sugar and butter. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add to the egg mixture in batches, alternating with milk, beating batter briefly after each addition. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely.
• In the meantime, make the custard. Whisk sugar, flour, and salt together in a saucepan over low heat. Add milk and eggs. Cook, stirring frequently, until custard thickens, about 25 minutes. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla extract. Store custard in a glass container in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• Combine cream and sugar; whip until stiff peaks form. Set aside in the refrigerator.
• Cut the cake into 2- or 3-inch squares. Place a layer of cake on the bottom of a trifle dish. Add enough custard to cover the cake. Add a layer of strawberries and a layer of blueberries. Cover with some of the whipped cream. Top with another layer of cake. Repeat until the final layer is either custard or whipped cream. Arrange remaining berries decoratively on top.
• Cover trifle with plastic wrap and chill until ready to serve, at least 30 minutes.

RED, WHITE, AND BLUE TRIFLE

Steps:

• Bake the red velvet cake mix according to package directions and allow to cool.
• Using a serrated knife cut the red velvet cake into 1-inch square pieces and line the bottom of the trifle bowl with half of the cake squares.
• Using a spatula, spread about a 2-inch layer of whipped topping on top of the cake squares.
• Layer about 1 1/2 pints of the blueberries on top of whipped topping.
• Layer the remaining cake pieces on top of the blueberries forming a second layer of cake.
• Using a spatula, spread remaining whipped topping over the cakes pieces.
• Decorate the perimeter with the strawberries; placing the strawberries cut side down. Sprinkle the remaining blueberries on top of the trifle inside the strawberry perimeter.