Lemon Raspberry Trifles
Lemon raspberry trifles are a beautiful treat which can be made in a large glass bowl, miniature, or larger individual serving glasses.
Originally published November 23, 2013
Certain flavors are just meant to be together.
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Lemon and Raspberry Combination is Fantastic!
You may not agree with me, but I think that lemons and raspberries are perfectly suited to one another. Don’t you just love raspberry flavored lemonade? (It’s similar to my cranberry lemonade.) If you do, I bet you’ll also fall head over heels with these Individual lemon raspberry trifles. You could make one large trifle, but they won’t look as delicate as these little beauties.
I make these year-round, but they are absolutely perfect for a light dessert after a heavy holiday meal, or a great sweet to serve at a cocktail party.
Remember that Way Better Than Starbucks Iced Lemon Pound Cake I made a few weeks ago?
It’s the perfect cake to use for this dessert, which incidentally, is so simple, you hardly need a recipe! If you’re interested in the little plastic glasses and spoons I used, I ordered them on Amazon. They have lots of different shapes and sizes. I also have the real glass version, too.
Lemon Raspberry Trifles
by Christina Conte FULL PRINTABLE RECIPE BELOW
measurements are only given as a guide for about 12 miniature trifles
Ingredients
- a few pieces of Lemon Cake
- fresh raspberries
- sugar
- fresh lemon juice
- whipping cream, whipped (real cream, not Cool Whip or the spray stuff in a can) with no added sugar
- optional: some raspberry or lemon liqueur, like Limoncello
Break up the slices of lemon cake into small pieces.
Set aside as many whole raspberries as the number of trifles you are making, for the top.
Roughly crush the remaining fresh raspberries in a bowl and add the sugar and lemon juice. Set aside for 10 minutes, and it will develop some lovely juice. (Note, the juice will color the cake pink, if you want to see the different colored layers, don’t use too much juice.)
Place some pieces of cake in the bottom of the glasses, and drizzle with liqueur if using. Next, top with some crushed raspberries.
Now, dollop or pipe some whipped cream for the next layer. I recommend piping as it keeps the glasses more clean and gives the dessert a more professional look.
Repeat with more cake, liqueur, raspberries and end with cream. Finally, top with a fresh raspberry. Refrigerate for at least an hour or so before serving.
Incidentally, these are as perfect for a garden party in spring or summer…
as they are for a cocktail party at Christmastime or the holidays!
Printable recipe below.
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Individual Lemon Raspberry Trifles
Ingredients
- 2 slices lemon cake (my Better than Starbucks Lemon Loaf is perfect, but don't use the icing or brown edges in the trifles- recipe in NOTES)
- 1 cup raspberries
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 cup whipped cream (real cream, not Cool Whip or the spray stuff in a can)
- 1 tsp raspberry liqueur or Limoncello drizzled (optional)
Instructions
- Set aside as many whole raspberries as the number of trifles you are making, for the top of each one.
- Roughly crush the remaining fresh raspberries in a bowl and add the sugar and lemon juice. Set aside for 10 minutes, and it will develop some lovely juice.
- Put some pieces of cake in the bottom of the glasses, and drizzle with liqueur if using.
- Top with some crushed raspberries, cream and repeat once more, ending with cream.
- Top with a fresh raspberry and refrigerate for at least half an hour or so before serving.
Notes
- Recipe for Lemon Cake
- Make this in a large glass bowl for a bigger crowd or when you want to make it more quickly.
Nutrition
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Oh my goodness, this looks amazing! And wouldn’t you know, I grow organic raspberries and make my own raspberry liqueur, so once I get some luscious lemons I’m all set! I already know it will be perfect, because I’ve never been disappointed in one of your recipes yet. ❤️
Thank you so much, Sandi! Lucky you with fresh homegrown raspberries when they’re in season!
This looks delicious! I love lemon and raspberry combo! Would love to try this recipe with your Meyer lemons! I would also love to try making my own lemon curd with them!
They make the best everything with lemon, Victoria!! Good luck!
this looks great. I love trifle but unless you have a large group it just is so big. Can you recommend a good limencello?
Goodness, where did you see the big trifle? THese are perfect for smaller gatherings (or even for 2)! I make my own limoncello, so unfortunately, I can’t recommend one to buy :( Just look for one that comes from Southern Italy (like Sorrento/Amalfi).
I’ve made a whole trifle a couple of times but I love the size of these. I will look for the limoncello. Thanks.
Awesome, good luck!