Berry Trifle Recipe – This easy trifle includes layers of cake, fresh berries, and whipped cream. Take a shortcut with store bought pound cake or angel food cake – or make your own. You’ll love this simple and beautiful red, white, and blue dessert! VIDEO below!
Today I’m bringing you an easy, beautiful, and delicious recipe. Extra points that it’s red, white, and blue, which makes it perfect for your 4th of July celebration. Berries and whipped cream are the most delicious way to consume patriotic colors (I’ll skip the artificial food coloring). It’s no coincidence that Independence Day falls during peak berry season, right? 😉
Berry Trifle
- Cake – Pound cake or angel food cake, store bought or homemade
- Berries
- Whipped cream
- Jam
- Vanilla pudding (optional)
The cake is moist and buttery, the berries are fresh and juicy, and the whipped cream is fluffy and decadent. This is the perfect combo of flavors and textures. If you’d like to also add a layer of vanilla pudding to your trifle, you can! Either make a box mix or use my homemade vanilla pudding recipe. I typically layer the pudding just above the bottom layer of berries.
You can use store bought cake, or you can make your own. If you do choose to make your own, I highly recommend this recipe.
Trifle Recipe Make Ahead Tip
If you’d like, you can make the cake days in advance and store it tightly covered in the freezer. Defrost it in the fridge before cutting it into cubes. Once you layer the cake with the berries and whipped cream no one will know the cake wasn’t freshly baked. It’ll be our little secret.
You can make this trifle in a large trifle dish or you can make individual portions in glasses or mason jars. You can also cut this recipe in half if you’re serving a smaller group.
Whether your celebrating Independence Day or just looking for a fabulous summer dessert, this trifle is sure to be a hit.
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Berry Trifle
This easy trifle includes layers of cake, fresh berries, and whipped cream. Take a shortcut with store bought pound cake or angel food cake, or make your own. You'll love this simple and beautiful red, white, and blue dessert!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups cold heavy cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 8 - 10 cups cubed pound cake or angel food cake see note
- 16 ounces strawberries sliced
- 6 ounces raspberries
- 6 ounces blackberries
- 6 ounces blueberries
- 1/2 cup raspberry or strawberry jam heated just enough to make it pourable (not hot)
Instructions
With a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla and almond extract until soft peaks form.
- In a large trifle dish (or individual glasses), layer the cake, whipped cream, berries, and jam. You can layer it anyway you like. I did the following (from the bottom up): half the cake, one third of the berries, half the whipped cream, all the jam, remaining cake cubes, one third of the berries, remaining whipped cream, and remaining berries.
Recipe Notes
I prefer pound cake for this recipe because its sturdiness holds up well with the fruit and whipped cream. If you'd like a lighter option you can use angel food cake.
I used THIS recipe for pound cake (I swapped out the shortening for butter), and it was fabulous!
If you'd like to also add a layer of vanilla pudding to your trifle, you can! Either make a box mix or use my homemade vanilla pudding recipe. I typically layer the pudding just above the bottom layer of berries.
Check out these BLUEBERRY RECIPES from my friends!
No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake from Bread Booze Bacon
Blueberry Coffee Cake from I Heart Eating
Frozen Blueberry Margaritas from Cooking with Curls
No Bake Red, White, and Blue Cake from Home. Made. Interest.
Two Bite Blueberry Muffins from The Two Bite Club
Blueberry Lemonade from Liz on Call
Blueberry White Chocolate Oat Bars from It Bakes Me Happy
Mmmm look at those lucious berries! Love the trick to make the cake before hand so you can whip this up quickly!
Thanks, Julie!
Yummy !
Beautiful trifle! And how perfect this would be for a 4th of July party! 🙂
Thanks, Sam!
It’s a hot summer here, and for that each day I look out blogs for a recipe perfect for such hot days and today, it’s my daughter who asked me to make a dessert for her and I found your recipe. I usually make pound cake as my girl loves it and today I think it’ll be surprising for her. Thanks for sharing such delicious and sweet recipe.
Thanks Allison and Happy Independence Day to you.
That sounds perfect, Seema. I hope that your daughter enjoys it, that’s sweet of you to make something special for her. Have a safe holiday. Stay cool! As always, thanks for stopping by. 🙂
So pretty, would be great for a pot-luck!
I love those layers!! Such a gorgeous dessert!
Such a pretty dessert!
This trifle looks so perfect for summer! Yum!
Can this be made ahead, or better made same day? Wasn’t sure how the whipped cream would hold up?
Hi, Deb. I would recommend assembling it the day you need it. We have enjoyed leftovers for up to 2 days, but it really is best the day it is made. Enjoy!