This fruity and delicious Very Berry Vanilla Cake Trifle is the perfect dessert for summer! Your family and friends will love the colorful layers.
Very Berry Vanilla Cake Trifle Recipe
You are in for such a treat with my Very Berry Vanilla Cake Trifle recipe! Summer is such a great time to entertain. You’ll generally find us around the pool with friends daily enjoying great meals together. I put together a beautiful summer trifle that’s super easy to make. Gorgeous berries layered with sweet whipped cream and soft vanilla cake pieces make for a delicious dessert to serve all summer long.
The definition of a trifle is a cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream.
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Ingredients You’ll Need For This Trifle
One of my favorite vanilla yellow cake recipes is so simple to prepare.
Add your oil and milk to your bowl.
Sour cream, pudding mix and eggs up next. Stir until well combined.
Pour batter evenly between two 8-inch cake pans.
Time to bake! Yassss!
Remove from oven and let cool. As a time saving tip, bake your cakes up to 3 days in advance. Cover tightly and store in refrigerator until ready to bake.
Always Wash Your Fruit!
Make sure your strawberries are washed and dry. Remove stems and slice.
Wash and dry your vibrant raspberries.
Same with your blueberries.
How to Assemble Your Very Berry Vanilla Cake Trifle
Once your cakes are cool, cut into cubes and layer the first layer into the bottom of your trifle bowl.
Whipped cream up next!
Layer some berries over your whipped cream then another layer of cake.
Top with more whipped cream and berries for the top layer. Get creative and decorate the berries however you’d like.
Such a beautiful dessert!
Tips For Very Berry Vanilla Cake Trifle
- Cut fruit ahead of time. Slice it nicely as this is a very visual dessert.
- You can bake your cake 2 days ahead of time to save time day of serving.
- Use a clear, clean trifle dish to serve. Makes dessert look gorgeous.
- Play around with other fruit and even other sweet toppings. With a trifle dessert, any of your favorites work great!
- Chill dessert until ready to serve.
Very Berry Vanilla Cake Trifle
Ingredients
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 6 cups sweetened whipped cream
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3.4 ounce box vanilla pudding mix
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray two 8-inch cake pans generously with cooking spray.
- Wash and dry strawberries, raspberries and blueberries then place into separate bowls. Place whipped cream into a large bowl and set aside.
- Place cake mix, eggs, milk, oil, sour cream and vanilla pudding mix into a large mixing bowl. Stir slowly to combine, then vigorously until batter is well combined. Transfer evenly to prepared cake pans and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until baked through. Remove and let cool completely.
- Flip cakes over onto parchment paper and cut into 1-1 1/2 inch cubes. Place a layer of cake cubes into a trifle bowl then top with a thick layer of whipped cream. Arrange a layer of strawberries, blueberries and raspberries over cream. Repeat another layer of cake, whipped cream and berries filling to the top of your trifle bowl. Place Trifle into refrigerator to chill until ready to serve.
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This looks so incredible! It is an ideal dessert for summer and perfect for this weekend!
I love a trifle — a beautiful presentation but without any fussiness to get it to look just right. A win in my book! This looks amazing and love that it’s loaded with berries!
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Is the pudding mix the cooked version or instant?
Do you use instant pudding or the kind u cook?
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This cake is perfect for the upcoming holiday weekend! Delish!
So nice and easy and so good! Love all of the berries!
i wonder if the layering effect comes from “over creaming” as described here http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2014/07/15/how-to-prevent-dense-gluey-streaks-in-your-cake/ if so it could be tricky to get the 3 layers. I’m not a fan of the “fudgy” layer, but cool effect regardless.
Oh my gosh, those wall ovens, I must have them. Those are gorgeous. A friend of mine has their products and I love cooking at her house.
This trifle is making me want to run into my kitchen and whip one up immediately. So pretty, and let’s face it, pretty food just tastes better.
Totally making this trifle cake for the 4th!
What a stunning dessert. Perfect for the 4th of July!
Looks delicious!
I just LOVE a trifle!! this is gorgeous!
So many yummy layers!
I love your new kitchen too!!! <3
This looks like the perfect dessert for summer!!! Love it, Jenny!
Simply beautiful! Perfect for the holiday weekend!
LOVE the adjustable shelves in the fridge! Totally comes in handy for trifles like this!!
This is so pretty and perfect for summer. I do wish I had a wall oven, a double one like this. I am always putting my one big oven to the test, I bake so much!