Fresh Berry And Whipped Cream Trifle Recipe

How about making this fresh berry and whipped cream trifle for those extra special people on that extra special day. Light, colorful and delicious. Lips will be smacking!

Ingredients

2 cups heavy cream
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 (10.75 ounce) package prepared pound cake
1/3 cup Grand Marnier, divided into thirds
2 (10-12 ounce) packages frozen raspberries, thawed
1 cup fresh blueberries

Garnish
1 Tablespoon confectioners' sugar
1 cup of fresh raspberries (more or less)

Directions

To make the whip cream, first chill a metal or glass bowl and the beaters in the freezer for 15 minutes.

Pour the heavy cream into the chilled bowl along with the sugar and using an electric mixer on medium to high speed beat until stiff peaks form. Set aside in the refrigerator.

In a second mixing bowl place the cream cheese, lemon juice vanilla and sugar and using an electric mixer beat until creamy smooth.

Take the whipped cream from the refrigerator and use a rubber spatula to gently fold 2 cups of the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.

Place the remaining whipped cream back into the refrigerator and save for the topping.

Have ready a glass trifle dish.

Slice the pound cake into 16 to 20 half inch slices.

Put a third of the cake pieces onto the bottom of the trifle dish and drizzle a third of the Grand Marnier portion onto the cake.

Next put a layer of the thawed raspberries.

Next place a layer of the cream cheese/whipped cream mixture.

Repeat this process including a layer with the fresh blueberries until you use up all the ingredients topping with the cream cheese mixture, then the reserved whipped cream.

Dust the top with the confectioners' sugar and garnish with fresh raspberries.

Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving so the flavors have time to absorb throughout the trifle.

*Note: If you do not want to use Grand Marnier you can substitute pure orange juice.