Raspberry Cheesecake Trifle Recipes

RASPBERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat cream with 1/4 cup sugar until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, cream together cream cheese, lemon juice, vanilla and 1/2 cup sugar. Fold 2 cups of whipped cream into cream cheese mixture. Reserve remaining whipped cream.
• Slice pound cake into 18 - 1/2 inch slices. Drain raspberries, reserving juice. Line the bottom of a 3 quart glass bowl or trifle bowl with one-third of the cake slices. Drizzle with some raspberry juice. Spread one-fourth of the cream cheese mixture over cake. Sift one-fourth of the cocoa over that. Sprinkle with one-third of the raspberries. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining cream cheese mixture, whipped cream and sifted cocoa. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours before serving.

RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE TRIFLE

Steps:

• Drain raspberries, save juice, set aside.
• Beat cream cheese& sugar until very smooth.
• Add orange juice or liqueur, fold in whipping cream.
• To assemble: Drizzle cake slices with 1/4 cup of the reserved raspberry juice.
• In an 8 cup (2L) glass or trifle bowl, layer half of the cake slices, 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture, half the frozen berries (pressing some berries against sides of bowl) and 1/3 of the grated chocolate.
• Repeat.
• Spoon remaining 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture over second berry layer.
• Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• For an attractive presentation: Mound a few fresh raspberries in the centre of the dessert and garnish with mint leaves.
• Then top it all off with remaining grated chocolate.

CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE TRIFLE

Steps:

• Cut cooled cake into 1 inch cubes.
• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
• Fold in the whipped topping.
• In a trifle bowl or other clear bowl, layer half of the cake pieces, 1 cup of raspberries, half of the cream cheese mixture and half of the chocolate.
• Repeat layers and top with remaining cup of raspberries.
• Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours or overnight.

RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE TRIFLE (GLUTEN FREE)

Steps:

• In a chilled bowl, whip the whipping cream until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1 cup of white sugar and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining white sugar.
• Beat in roughly 4 tbsp of the juice from the thawed raspberries. You may adjust this according to your desired consistency and colour.
• Fold in 2 cups of the whipped cream from step #1. Set aside.
• Slice the white cake into thin strips.
• Assemble in a large clear bowl or trifle dish in the following manner: 1/2 the cake pieces, 1/2 the raspberries, 1/2 the raspberry cream cheese mixture, 1/2 the whipped cream. Repeat layers.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill overnight.