Strawberry Blackberry Summer Trifle
- Total: 3 hr 15 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Inactive: 3 hr
Ingredients
5 cups strawberries (about 2 pounds)
3 cups blackberries (about 10 ounces)
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups whipping cream, chilled
1/3 cup elderflower syrup or lychee syrup
1 prepared angel food cake
Directions
- 1. Reserve a handful of whole strawberries and blackberries to top the cake.
- 2. Hull and halve all but reserved strawberries; toss them with sugar in a medium bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside until juices release, about 1 hour.
- 3. Whip cream in a chilled bowl to soft peaks. Fold in elderflower syrup and set aside in refrigerator.
- 4. Tear or cut angel food cake into 2-inch pieces. Scatter half of cake pieces onto bottom of a trifle dish or large clear glass bowl. Add blackberries to strawberries and ladle half of the berry mixture and their juices over cake; top with half whipped cream. Repeat with remaining cake, berries and cream. Garnish top trifle with reserved whole berries and refrigerate for 2 or up to 24 hours. Serve chilled.