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A festive Fourth of July dessert featuring a berry trifle with layers of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, whipped cream, and pound cake.

Fourth of July Berry Trifle

A festive trifle with layers of berries, cream, and cake, perfect for patriotic celebrations.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Chilling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Layers
  • 1 box pound cake cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 2 cups fresh strawberries hulled and sliced
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries
For the Cream Filling
  • 16 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream

Equipment

  • Large glass bowl
  • Mixing bowls
  • Whisk
  • Spatula

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese with the powdered sugar until smooth.
  2. Stir in the vanilla extract.
  3. In a separate bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
  4. Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
  5. In a large glass bowl, layer half of the pound cake cubes.
  6. Spread half of the cream cheese mixture over the cake.
  7. Layer half of the strawberries and blueberries over the cream.
  8. Repeat the layers with the remaining pound cake, cream mixture, strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries.
  9. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

You can use store-bought angel food cake or sponge cake if preferred. For extra color, add a layer of raspberries.

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