4th of July Fresh Berry Trifles

Here is a super simple 4th of July dessert you can whip up in no time. I had pinned this recipe on my Pinterest under 4th of July so today I decided this was a good time to try it out. We are going to a 4th of July party tonight so these would be an easy contribution to transport and easy for people to eat since they are assembled in 8 ounce plastic, disposable cups. Plus, it gave me an excuse to go to the store and buy some of that decadent lemon pound cake you always see at the local grocery store bakery section. Yum! This recipe is from Recipe Girl blog which has lot of good, simple recipes and we like simple, right?

You can leave the tops plain or you can decorate the tops anyway you like. I just happened to have some 4th of July sprinkles to add on top or you could drizzle them with chocolate or put a dollop of whip cream on top with more sprinkles or whatever you can think of. You will need a star cookie cutter which you ought to be able to find most places.

Makes 10 individual trifles

One 12-ounce lemon pound cake (homemade or store bought) Try to buy one that has high volume so you can use the biggest size star cookie cutter.
4 ounces cream cheese, softened

3 tablespoons granulated white sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1-1/2 cups blueberries
1-1/2 cups finely diced strawberries

10 8-ounce plastic (see-thru) cups

1. Cut the pound cake into 10 slices. Use a small STAR cookie cutter to cut out 10 stars from the center of each slice.

2. Chop the remnants of each slice into small pieces. Set aside.

3. Place the cream cheese and sugar in a medium bowl. Use an electric mixer to combine them until well combined (1 to 2 minutes). Add the cream and continue to whip until the mixture is soft and creamy. Do not over whip or they could separate. It just needs to be creamy, well combined.

4. Assemble the trifles: Set all of the plastic cups on a tray. Sprinkle a few crumbs of pound cake into each cup.

Top with a small spoonful of cream

and a spoonful of both blueberries and strawberries.

Layer again- more pound cake,

more cream and more berries,

and then place a star-shaped piece of pound cake on top. Make sure the star is level so sprinkles won't roll off. Decorate, as desired.

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