One of my favorite parts of summer is getting together with friends and family on the weekends. Whether it is a Memorial Day BBQ or a church picnic, bringing a dessert can be daunting. This gorgeous dessert takes less than 20 minutes to put together and makes such a great impression.

Lemon Berry Trifle Ingredients

  • Premade Angel Food Cake
  • 16 oz container of Whipped Cream
  • 2 lb box of Strawberries
  • 24 oz box of Blueberries
  • 6 drops of Lemon Vitality Essential Oil

Lemon Berry Trifle

Lemon Berry Trifle

Prep

Begin by cutting up the angel food cake into 1-2″ cubes. Next cut the whole box of strawberries into bite-size pieces. Finally, prepare the whipped cream, add the drops of lemon essential oil directly to the container and mix thoroughly. 

Lemon Berry Trifle

Layer

At the bottom of your trifle dish add a single layer of cake cubes. (Don’t have a trifle dish? I’m using my cake stand upside-down!)

Next, add the strawberries and blueberries to the dish. 👉🏻 Secret Tip: Lightly dust the berries with sugar. This creates a delightful berry syrup that adds moisture to the cake!

Spread half of the whipped cream over the berries covering them completely.

✨Asethic – be sure to carefully place cake, berries and whip at the outer edge of the bowl so that the layers show evenly through the side.

Lemon Berry Trifle

Repeat

Fill the rest of the bowl with another layer of cake, berries, (sugar) and whipped cream. Keep a couple of berries off to the side to use as the garnish on the top (optional).

Lemon Berry Trifle

(If you have time) Allow the lemon berry trifle to rest in the refrigerator for 4-8 hours before serving. This will allow the berry syrup to moisten the cake and the flavors to meld. 🚨Warning, waiting for more than 8 hours will cause the cake to be closer to soggy than moist. — If you do not have time this dessert will still be scrumptious!🙌🏼

Serve with a large spoon.

This quick and easy trifle makes such a great impression for any summer pot-luck or holiday get-together.

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xo,

C

Lemon Berry Trifle
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Lemon Berry Trifle

This crisp and refreshing dessert is perfect for summer pot-lucks and holiday get-togethers. Less than 20 minutes to prepare, it can't be beaten!

Course Dessert
Keyword Pot Luck
Prep Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 whole Angel Food Cake (store bought)
  • 16 oz Whip Cream
  • 2 lbs Strawberries
  • 24 oz Blueberries
  • 6 drops Lemon Essential Oil Young Living

Instructions

  1. Begin by cutting the angel food cake into cubes.

  2. Next cut up the strawberries in bite-size pieces.

  3. Then add the 6 drops of Young Living Essential Oil directly to the whip cream container. Mix whip cream well until the flavor is consistent throughout.

  4. Using a trifle dish (or an upside-down cake stand) fill the bottom of the bowl with cake cubes.

  5. Next layer in the strawberries and blueberries, being sure they reach the outer edge of the bowl. (Berries at the edge will show better and make for a more aesthetically pleasing dish. :))

  6. After the berries are in place, lightly sprinkle them with sugar. This will help the berries to create juice.

  7. Next layer about half of the whip cream, again being sure to take the whip all the way to the edge.

  8. Repeat with cake, berries, sugar and end with the rest of the whip cream.

  9. Optional: Save a few berries to use as a garnish on the top.

Recipe Notes

For best results allow dessert to rest in the fridge for about four hours. Do not make more than 8 hours prior to serving.

Resting time gives the berries time to make juice which in turns moistens the cake. 

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