This week's recipe intrigued me from the beginning. A hollowed out cake filled with a cream cheese mixture and berries. What's not to love, right? I didn't feel like making and decorating an entire cake, though, so I decided cut the recipe in half and made individual trifles.
The cake itself was very easy to throw together as was the cream cheese mixture. I used a combination of strawberries and blueberries, mostly because that is what I had on hand! The result... good. I enjoyed it and there were no leftovers here, but, for me, there wasn't anything that made it stand out from any other trifle I have had/made. I don't know if I would make this again or not, but, it was worth trying and it wasn't a failure. :)
Thanks to Mary Ann of Meet Me in the Kitchen for choosing this week's recipe. Check out the TWD blogroll to see the many variations of this cake!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
TWD: Berry Surprise Cake
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I make a trifle that soaks the cake with an amaretto syrup and fresh raspberries and it is soooo good! i agree, you need something in that cake to boost the flavor.
I saw you on Cathy's blog and had to say hi. This looks delicious! I love your farmhouse breakfast bake.
I think this makes for a really pretty trifle - love your mixed berries!
All I have to say is MMMMMMMMMMMMM.
Glad yours came out great! Mine turned out pretty, but it fell too much and I wasn't happy with the flavor of the cake. Oh well, next week! :)
Oh what a good idea! It just looks even prettier as a trifle.
THe trifle looks good and it was a great idea. I am glad I'm not the only one who thought that this one was just okay! ;o)
Very nice dessert..I love it! Im glad your family enjoyed this weeks TWD!
What a clever idea - I skipped the cake and went straight for the filling! But I agree, I won't make this again.
I love the trifle idea! What a pretty dessert!
it looks like a perfect dessert for me... :)
We're trifle twins! And I agree: this wasn't something that excited me enough to make again. Yours is so pretty - love the berry combination.
Nancy
I totally agree with you on this one, sister. The cake recipe wasn't memorable for me. Yours look good though. Do you have an extra spoon?
I love your individual trifles in champagne flutes. I'm glad you like it!
It looks delicious! So refreshing and summery.
that is such a cute idea to do this cake in the champagne flutes!! I thought the cake itself was a very good cake for a recipe like this one- but I was also not wowed by the overall dessert- good, but not amazing!
I love it! I want one.
I made a parfait too.
Great idea simplifying it! Despite it being just "good" it is a photogenic dessert!
~ingrid
I love your triffles! Great job
Trifles would have lowered my stress level on this cake - good thinking!
I love the trifle Cristine, this was a great idea!
You did a beautiful job...that trifle looks so yummy!!!!
What a great idea! It looks beautiful!
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