Red, White and Blueberry Trifle

Need a quick dessert to go take to your 4th of July gathering? Categorize this one under "ridiculously simple"...I seem to have a lot of those, now that I think about it.

Red, White and Blueberry Trifle

1 prepared angel food cake (or if you prefer pound cake, you can use that)
1 qt. fresh strawberries
3 C fresh blueberries
1 (16oz) container frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed
2 T lemon juice
3 (6oz) containers strawberry yogurt
1 pkg white chocolate instant pudding
2 C Cool Whip, thawed

Cut cake into 1" cubes. Clean, hull and slice fresh strawberries. Rinse blueberries. Set aside 1/2 C each fresh strawberries and blueberries.

In a bowl, mix fresh and frozen strawberries together. In another bowl, whisk lemon juice, yogurt, and pudding mix. Once well blended, fold in 1 C of the Cool Whip.

To put the trifle together, have a trifle bowl or other bowl ready. Layer 1/3 of the cake cubes on the bottom of the bowl. Top with 1/3 of the strawberry mixture and 1/3 of the blueberries; press gently. Add one third Cool Whip mixture. Repeat layers 2 more times. Be sure to spread flat before adding the next set of layers.

To garnish, use a decorator tool or bag with an open star tip and pipe the top of the trifle. Lay reserved strawberries and blueberries as "stripes" across the top of the trifle, with "white" gaps in between each stripe of fruit.

I know these directions are longer than normal, but if you re-read through it and picture it in your mind, this is just dumping and pouring. Very very easy. And it looks so "Martha"...like you spent all day on it.

Enjoy your 4th of July!