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Lemon Blueberry Trifle

The best Lemon Blueberry Trifle made with lemon pound cake, homemade lemon curd, fluffy whipped cream, and fresh blueberries, sunshine in a jar.
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 4 hours
Servings 10 Jars

Ingredients
  

Lemon Cake

  • 1 package Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme cake mix
  • 1 3.4 ounce package instant lemon pudding mix
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup (240 ml) water
  • ⅓ cup (79 ml vegetable oil

Lemon Curd

  • 5 egg yolks
  • ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
  • zest of 2 lemons
  • ⅓ cup (ml) lemon juice about 3 lemons
  • 6 tablespoons (86g) unsalted butter chopped into 1 tablespoon pieces

Whipped Cream

  • 2 cups (470ml)  heavy cream
  • ½ cup (100g)  granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp  vanilla extract 

Toppings

  • 1½ cups (285 g) blueberries

Instructions
 

For the Lemon Curd

  • In a medium heavy saucepan whisk together the egg yolks and sugar, once combined add in the lemon zest and juice; whisk for one minute.
  • Place saucepan over medium low heat and whisk constantly until mixture thickens (about 12 minutes).
  • Once curd has thickened, remove from heat and strain out lemon zest through a fine mesh sieve. Add in the pieces of butter; let sit for a minute to melt. Then stir the curd and butter together until the curd is room temperature
  • Transfer the curd to a small bowl or mason jar, cover and store in the fridge until ready to use.

For the Lemon Cake:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan.
  • Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 2 minutes. Pour into pan.
  • Bake at 350°F for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 25 minutes. Remove and let completely cool. Trim edges off and cut cake into bite sized cubes.

For the Whipped Cream:

  • In a large bowl with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, beat heavy cream on high for a minute, gradually add in the sugar and then vanilla. Whip until stiff peaks form.

Assemble:

  • Start by adding a few pieces of cake to the bottom of the jar, followed by whipped cream, lemon curd, and blueberries. Repeat the layers over again can, whipped cream, lemon curd, and a few blueberries on top. Repeat with remaining jars. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy!