Description
Delightful summer strawberry trifles combine creamy layers of mascarpone, graham cracker crumbs, and fresh berries. Each spoonful offers a perfect balance of textures and sweet summer flavors you’ll savor to the last bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (473 ml) whipping cream
- 8 oz (226 g) mascarpone cheese
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese
- 1 quart (0.95 L) fresh strawberries
- 1 loaf store-bought pound cake
- ½ cup (118 ml) lemon curd
- 2 tbsps powdered sugar
- 2 tsp lemon zest
Instructions
- Whip Cream: Use a hand mixer to blend lemon mascarpone until achieving a silky, glossy texture that maintains its elegant structure.
- Layer Strawberries: Craft a vibrant foundation in mason jars by meticulously arranging fresh, ruby-red strawberries across the base, creating a colorful canvas.
- Cream Application: Pipe a luxurious layer of lemon mascarpone cream over the strawberry base, ensuring smooth and even distribution that covers the fruit completely.
- Cake Preparation: Transform pound cake into delicate geometric cubes by cutting into precise 2-inch segments, then dividing into bite-sized pieces that will integrate seamlessly with the creamy layers.
- Cake Integration: Gently embed the pound cake cubes into the cream layer, allowing them to slightly sink and absorb the rich, lemony essence of the mascarpone.
- Final Embellishment: Add a crowning swirl of lemon mascarpone cream, creating an artful peak that promises decadent indulgence, and strategically place additional fresh strawberries for a burst of natural sweetness and visual appeal.
Notes
- Strawberry Selection: Choose ripe, deep red strawberries at peak season for maximum sweetness and vibrant flavor.
- Cream Consistency: Whip mascarpone cream carefully to avoid over-beating, which can cause separation and grainy texture.
- Cake Preparation: Cut pound cake when slightly chilled to achieve cleaner, more precise geometric cubes without crumbling.
- Layering Technique: Build trifles just before serving to maintain textural contrast between soft cake, creamy filling, and fresh fruit.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg