Lemon Blueberry Trifle
A stunning layered dessert with lemon-soaked cake, creamy filling, homemade lemon curd, and juicy blueberries. Easy to make and perfect for any gathering.
- Prep Time: 45 min
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake/Assemble
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
16 oz cream cheese (softened at room temp)
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Zest from 2 lemons
1/2 cup lemon curd
1 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar
2 cups heavy cream (well-chilled)
6 cups blueberries
1/2 cup blueberry preserves
1/3 cup lemon simple syrup (for soaking the cake)
Mint leaves and sliced lemons (for garnish)
1 recipe Lemon Pound Cake (or store-bought cake/angel food cake)
1 recipe Homemade Lemon Curd (or store-bought)
Instructions
- Prepare the Lemon Pound Cake: Bake and cool completely, then cut into 1-inch cubes. Prepare a lemon simple syrup by boiling equal parts sugar, water, and lemon juice. Gently brush or drizzle the cooled syrup over the cake cubes.
- Make the Lemon Curd: In a double boiler, whisk lemon juice, zest, sugar, eggs, and salt until thickened. Remove from heat and whisk in butter until smooth. Strain, cover, and chill.
- Whip the Filling: Beat cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest until smooth. In a separate bowl, whip heavy cream to stiff peaks. Gently fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
- Macerate the Blueberries: Gently warm the blueberry preserves. Toss the fresh blueberries in the warm preserves to coat.
- Assemble the Trifle: In a clear trifle bowl, layer in this order: soaked cake cubes, macerated blueberries, creamy filling, dollops of lemon curd. Repeat layers. Garnish top with fresh blueberries, a lemon curd swirl, and mint leaves.
- Chill: Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight, before serving.
Notes
- For a no-bake version, use store-bought lemon pound cake and lemon curd.
- The lemon curd and pound cake can be made 1-2 days in advance.
- Ensure heavy cream and mixing bowl are very cold for best whipping results.
- Assembled trifle is best consumed within 2-3 days.
Nutrition
- Calories: 972 kcal
- Sugar: 70 g
- Sodium: 406 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Carbohydrates: 83 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
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