Red White And Blue Berry Trifle Recipes

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 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.

PATRIOTIC BERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• 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.
• 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. Top with a layer of strawberries. Layer the remaining cake cubes on top of the strawberries, then sprinkle with more blueberries and top with the remaining cream mixture. Finish with the remaining strawberries and blueberries, arranging them in a decorative pattern. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.

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 BLUEBERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• 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.

RED, WHITE AND BLUEBERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• Blueberry and White Chocolate Whipped Cream:.
• The night before, gently melt the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl in the microwave. Bring the cream to a simmer. Pour half of the cream over the chocolate and whisk it together until it's glossy and smooth. Add the remaining cream and whisk to combine. If you want to get technical, finish this mixture with a hand blender to perfect the emulsion.
• Let this sit in the refrigerator overnight or at least 6 hours.
• Hand or in a stand mixer, whisk the cool cream until it forms soft peaks. Add the lime juice, zest, salt and preserves. Whisk until medium peaks form. DO NOT OVER WHIP, you will have white chocolate butter... Not Delicious.
• Set aside in the refrigerator until you are ready to assemble.
• Confetti Cake:.
• Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Spray a cookie sheet / jelly roll pan with non-sick spray and line it with parchment paper.
• Put the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl and whisk until blended together. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the oil and sugar together, it's actually easier to do this by hand than with an electric mixer. If you really like the mixer, use it. Add the eggs and whisk until smooth, you don't have to spend a lot of time on this, just whisk it together. Add the buttermilk and vanilla and whisk until incorporated. Add the dry ingredients in two installments, whisking until blended. Whisk in the sprinkles.
• Spread the batter evenly on the prepared pan and bake for 18 to 25 minutes until the cake is golden brown and the center springs back when gently pressed. Let cool.
• Macerated Strawberries:.
• Cut the tops off the strawberries and slice them vertically into coins. Place the coins into a bowl and sprinkle with the sugar, zest and juice. Let this sit for a few minutes, the strawberries will release their juices.
• Assembly:.
• Cut the cake into 2 inch cubes and scatter in a layer on the bottom of the vessel. Spread 1/3rd of the blueberry white chocolate whipped cream in an even layer on top followed by a later of the strawberries. Repeat layers until you have used all the product. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve. The trifle will hold chilled for 2 days.
• White Chocolate Firework Stars:.
• In a microwave safe bowl, Gently heat the white chocolate in the microwave until half of it is melted. Vigorously stir the chocolate, the residual heat will melt the remaining pieces. Spread onto a 13" by 18" sheet of parchment paper. Sprinkle the popping candy on top. Once the chocolate starts to set, punch out star shapes. If you don't have a star cutter, you can cut them free hand with a sharp paring knife or break the chocolate into shards once it is set. Store this garnish tightly wrapped in the refrigerator as humidity will cause the popping candy to melt.Alternate garnishes include sparklers, anything red white or blue, flags (edible or non-edible).
• Notes: The fast and easy approach: Use a box of confetti cake instead of making it from scratch. If you don't want to take the time to make the white chocolate whipped cream, whip 3 cups of regular heavy cream with 3 tablespoon of powdered sugar and proceed with the recipe. You can also use whipped topping and fold in fresh blueberries.

RED, WHITE & BLUE TRIFLE

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix as per directions on box. Fold in the sprinkles and then bake in a 9x13 pan.
• Cool and cut into 1-inch cubes.
• In a medium bowl, beat 1/3rd of the whipped topping into the blueberry preserves until combined, and carefully then fold in the remaining whipped topping. Chill until ready to use.
• Combine the strawberries and the granulated sugar in a bowl and allow to macerate for at least 5 minutes.
• Melt the white chocolate over a double boiler, then dip top of trifle dish in melted chocolate.
• Sprinkle edge with red, white and blue sprinkles. Pour out remaining white chocolate onto a parchment-lined sheet pan and allow to cool for 15-20 minutes. Using a star-shaped cookie cutter, cut stars into chocolate. Sprinkle with red and blue popping candy and allow to cool completely before removing.
• Assemble the trifle with a layer of cake, layer of strawberries, then layer of blueberry whip. Repeat until the trifle is filled. Top finished trifle with blueberries, white chocolate stars, more sprinkles, and sparklers.