I love to look 'back' and see what I was doing on certain days in years past. I did this when I was younger and kept diaries, I've done this with old calendars I've tucked into an office drawer or storage box and I do it with recipes as well.
It is a holiday weekend here in the States but I'm not out celebrating... I'm home. I'm waiting on a refrigerator delivery. If you follow me on Instagram, then you already know that story. They didn't show up yesterday (well, they paused for 10 seconds in the street in front of the house and drove off, claiming no one was home so they didn't have to deliver). After some phone calls they are supposed to deliver (again) today.
Sitting here this morning, enjoying morning coffee, I briefly wondered what I was doing 10 years ago and what I was making. I clicked back to 2012 and saw a yummy dessert I had made. I blended my Grandma's Cherry Dessert recipe with an 'extra' white cake I had made and came up with this dessert.
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Original Post: July, 2012
Just because I used a from-scratch white cake doesn't mean you have to.
Simple use a white cake of your choice. You can also play with the
filling. Blueberry, cherry, strawberry... whatever you wish. I
particularly like cherry pie filling with this and although I do
sometimes make my own, I had a can of cherry pie filling in our camping
supplies and it was the perfect 'quick' filling I needed.
Cherry Dessert Trifle
1 white cake of your choice
1 can cherry pie filling
1/2 cup (approximate) graham cracker crumbs
2 T melted butter
2 cups whipped cream (you could use spray whipped cream in a can)
1 c heavy whipping cream (or use 2 cups Cool Whip)
2 T sugar
1 package cream cheese
Cut the cake into cubes. This is sometimes easier if it's frozen
first. But they don't have to be 'pretty' as no one will see them.
Place 1 cup of the whipped cream in the bottom of a glass dish. Top
with the can of cherry pie filling and push down a bit into the crevices
of the bowl between the cake squares. Smooth evenly on top. Mash the
graham crumbs with the melted butter and place over the cherry layer.
Mix the whipping cream with the sugar and cream cheese. Beat smooth.
Spread this over the graham layer. Top with the last cup of whipped
cream. Add a cherry or strawberry or blueberry for garnish to
compliment your filling. Chill at least 2 hours if you can before
serving but up to 6-8 hours.
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| I think this tastes best with cherry filling |
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| I left off the melted butter this time but it was too powdery. Add the butter to the graham crumbs. |
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| Mixing the cream, sugar and the cream cheese. I love this layer. |
