Layered with cake, fruit, pudding, and whipped cream, this Patriotic Trifle is a fun and easy recipe for the upcoming holiday season. Tasty, fun, and a serious showstopper.
If you have never made a trifle before, now is the time to do so! This Patriotic Trifle is one that we always make for the 4th of July.
It is super fun and tasty and it is super adult and kid-friendly. It is also kid-friendly to make, so if you have some little hands in the kitchen then I highly encourage you to let them help out.
We love the layers that trifles give you, you get so much flavor in each and every bite. From the fruit to the cake to the pudding. There really is no end and everything works together so well.
It is just an all-around great dessert for any time of the year, even if you do not decide to decorate it for the 4th of July, it will work for summer fun or just a fruity dessert that people will love.
With easy-to-find ingredients, this is a great dessert that you can whip up and bring to any gathering. It doesn’t take too much time either.
I love easy and flavorful desserts and this Patriotic Trifle is absolutely one of them. If you want something fun for the 4th, then this is it!
Some of our other favorite layered dessert recipes we have on our site include: Easy Tiramisu, Peanut Butter Lasagna and Raspberry Icebox Cake.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- Readily available ingredients help this come together easily.
- You can decorate this for any occasion.
- Use any of your favorite fruits for this as it is a basic flavor.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):
White cake mix
Water
Vegetable oil
Egg whites
Instant vanilla pudding mix
Whole milk
Strawberries, plus more for garnish
Whipped topping
Blueberries, plus more for garnish
HOW TO MAKE A PATRIOTIC TRIFLE:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with baking spray, set aside.
- Place the cake mix, water, oil, and egg whites into a large bowl. Stir it together with an electric hand mixer for 30 seconds. Place the speed on medium and mix for 2 minutes.
- Pour the cake batter into the baking dish. Bake for 29-34 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Place on a wire rack to cool completely.
- While the cake is cooling, make the pudding. Place the pudding mix into a large bowl and add the cold milk. Whisk by hand for 2 minutes until it thickens. Place in the fridge for at least 15 minutes or until ready to assemble the cake.
- Once the cake is cool, cut it into 1-2 inch pieces. You may not use the whole cake.
- Place 5 cups of the cake cubes into the bottom of a standard-sized trifle bowl.
- Top with half of the pudding.
- Add the sliced strawberries.
- Smooth out 1 container of the whipped topping on top of the strawberries.
- Add another 5 cups of cake cubes.
- Add the remaining pudding on top.
- Top with the blueberries.
- Smooth the remaining whipped topping on top.
- Add more berries as a garnish on top in the pattern you desire. Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.
CAN I MAKE A HOMEMADE WHITE CAKE?
Yes, if you do not want to use a boxed cake mix you can use your own favorite homemade white cake. You can also use a yellow cake as well.
Otherwise, you can use any of your favorite white cake mixes that you’d like.
CAN THIS BE MADE AHEAD OF TIME?
The longer this sits the more moist it becomes from the berries releasing juice and the pudding. I suggest making this just before serving or as close as you can to serving time.
You can have everything ready to go ahead of time and just layer it to serve!
WHAT OTHER PUDDINGS CAN I USE?
Other pudding flavors that would be good: French vanilla, banana cream, lemon, or white chocolate.
HOW TO STORE:
This can be stored covered in the refrigerator where it will keep for up to 3 days. Remember this will get a bit soggy over time, so the faster you eat it the better.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- You can use a homemade cake for this if you’d like.
- Angel food cake and yellow cake also work for this recipe.
- Use any of your favorite berries for this.
- We do not recommend freezing.
- You can make your own homemade whipped topping if you do not want to use cool whip.
- Other puddings can be used, see above for suggestions.
Looking for that perfect 4th of July dessert that everyone will not be able to resist? This Patriotic Trifle is easy, flavorful, and the perfect choice.
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Patriotic Trifle
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large egg whites
- 6.8 ounces 2 3.4 ounce boxes instant vanilla pudding mix
- 4 cups cold whole milk
- 2 cups sliced strawberries plus more for garnish
- 16 ounces 2 8 ounce containers whipped topping
- 2 cups blueberries plus more for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with baking spray, set aside.
- Place the cake mix, water, oil, and egg whites into a large bowl. Stir it together with an electric hand mixer for 30 seconds. Place the speed on medium and mix for 2 minutes.
- Pour the cake batter into the baking dish. Bake for 29-34 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Place on a wire rack to cool completely.
- While the cake is cooling, make the pudding. Place the pudding mix into a large bowl and add the cold milk. Whisk by hand for 2 minutes until it thickens. Place in the fridge for at least 15 minutes or until ready to assemble the cake.
- Once the cake is cool, cut it into 1-2 inch pieces. You may not use the whole cake.
- Place 5 cups of the cake cubes into the bottom of a standard-sized trifle bowl.
- Top with half of the pudding.
- Add the sliced strawberries.
- Smooth out 1 container of the whipped topping on top of the strawberries.
- Add another 5 cups of cake cubes.
- Add the remaining pudding on top.
- Top with the blueberries.
- Smooth the remaining whipped topping on top.
- Add more berries as a garnish on top in the pattern you desire. Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.
Notes
- You can use a homemade cake for this if you'd like.
- Angel food cake and yellow cake also work for this recipe.
- Use any of your favorite berries for this.
- We do not recommend freezing.
- You can make your own homemade whipped topping if you do not want to use cool whip.
- Other puddings can be used, see above on suggestions.
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