Black & Blue Party Trifle

By nperry1006

Ingredients

• 2 boxes vanilla instant pudding mix (3.4 oz each)
• 4 cups milk
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 16 oz pound cake
• 18 oz blackberries (4 cups), plus more for garnish
• 24 oz blueberries (5 cups), plus more for garnish
• 1 14-15 oz aerosol can whipped cream
• fresh mint, for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare pudding according to package direction, using milk.

Mix orange and lemon juice with vanilla.

Cut cake into 1/2" cubes (about 120 pieces).

Layer a third of the cake pieces in the bottom of a 4 qt glass bowl. Spoon a third of the juice mix over the cake. Scatter a third of berries over the moistened cake, placing berries along outer edge of bowl to highlight layering. Spread a third of pudding over berries. Spray a 1" layer of whipped cream over berries. Repeat with 2 more layers.

Decorate the final whipped cream layer with berries and mint sprigs.

Tip: You can also spoon the prepared trifle into stemmed glasses for an elegant presentation.