- November 25, 2024
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For me, celebrating the Fourth of July has always including good friends and good food. And what better way to get into the patriotic spirit than eating food representative of the American flag?
I have always been a big fan of those layered patriotic-looking desserts, so this year I decided to make one myself. For this, I turned to my standby, foodnet work.com.
There I found Sandra Lee’s semi-homemade Red, White and Blue Trifle recipe. Perfect.
Not only did this recipe have all the color elements of the American flag, but it also required very little time to make. Altogether, this simple delicious dessert should take around 2 hours, 25 minutes for prep, 35 minutes to cook and one hour to cool.
Red, White and Blue Trifle
What you need:
1 box red velvet cake mix, about 18 ounces (if you can’t find red velvet cake, use 1 box chocolate cake plus a bottle of red food coloring)
1 (16-ounce) tub whipped topping (or 2 8-ounce tubs.)
2 pints blueberries
1 pint strawberries, tops removed
What to do:
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. (Or if you are using two 8-ounch tubs, 1 tub.)
Layer about 1.5 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.
Serve and enjoy!
