Patriotic 4th of July Trifle Dessert
Easy Patriotic 4th of July Trifle Dessert is a simple, crowd-pleasing summer treat perfect for potlucks, BBQs, picnics, and holiday parties. Layers of angel food cake, vanilla pudding, fresh strawberries, blueberries, and fluffy whipped cream make this quick, family-friendly dessert feel like strawberry shortcake—only better and melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 box angel food cake mix 16 ounces - or buy a premade angel food cake
- 1 lb frest strawberries sliced
- 1 lb fresh blueberries or frozen blueberries okay
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream or your favorite whipped topping
- 2 cups cold milk to mix with the pudding mix
- 1 box vanilla instant pudding & pie filling 5.1 ounces
- 6 tbsp sugar to mix with the whipped cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract to mix with the whipped cream
Instructions
- Bake the angel food cake according to instructions on the box.
- After the cake is done baking, let it cool a bit, then chop it into 24 one inch cubes. Set aside for now.
- In a bowl, combine and whisk the milk and the box of vanilla pudding. Set aside for now.
- With a hand mixer, beat the whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form. Set in the refrigerator for now.
- Wash the strawberries, remove the stem, and cut them in half.
Assemble the Layers
- Arrange half of the cake cubes in the bottom of the trifle bowl.
- Put 1/3 of the strawberries on top of the cake cubes.
- Spread half of the vanilla pudding mixture on top of the strawberries.
- Put 1/3 of the blueberries on top of the strawberries.
- Spread half of the whipped cream on top of the blueberries.
- Repeat these layers one more time.
- End with making a star out of the remaining blueberries in the center of the whipped cream.
- Arrange the remaining strawberries around the outer edge of the trifle bowl.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
- You can buy an angel food cake, pound cake, or sponge cake at your local bakery store instead of baking a cake at home.
- If you prefer, you can use ready-made whipped topping, such as Cool Whip in the tub, instead of making homemade whipped cream, although homemade whipped cream is the best tasting by far.
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