Blackberry Raspberry Truffle Dessert Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter 3 (9") parchment or wax paper-lined round cake pans.
• Beat first 5 ingredients at medium speed with and electric mixer for 2 minutes or until blended.
• Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or until wooden pick is inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool cake in pans on wire racks for 15 minutes.
• Remove from pans and remove paper.
• Cool completely on wire racks.
• Combine chocolate morsels and whipping cream in medium saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly, 10 minutes or until mixture is smooth.
• Pour into a mixing bowl; cover and chill 1-1/2 hours or until mixture begins to thicken.
• Cook jams and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat; stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until jam melts.
• Brush tops of cake layers with jam mixture.
• Beat chocolate mixture at medium speed with an electric mixer about 20 seconds or until stiff peaks form.
• DO NOT OVERBEAT!
• Place 1 layer, glazed side up, on cake platter.
• Spread with half of the chocolate mixture.
• Top with another cake layer, glazed side down; spread with remaining chocolate mixture.
• Top with remaining cake layer, glazed side down.
• Secure layers by inserting wooden skewers from the top layer down through the other two layers.
• Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add whipped topping and vanilla, beating until smooth.
• Working quickly, frost top and sides of cake with cream cheese mixture.
• Press pecans around sides of cake.
• Garnish, if desired.
• NOTE: For testing purposes only, they used Betty Crocker SuperMoist Devil's Food Cake Mix and Jelly Belly Confections Blackberries and Raspberries for candy. Candies may be found at Cracker Barrel, in the bulk candy aisle of supermarkets or in specialty stores.

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
• Spray 1 half-sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper; spray paper. Sift flour and next 6 ingredients into medium bowl. Mix in crystallized ginger. Using an electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in brown sugar. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Gradually beat in molasses, followed by 1 cup boiling water. Mix in grated lemon peel. Gradually mix in dry ingredients. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the pan sides. Turn out onto a rack and peel off paper. Cool and cut into 1-inch cubes.
• To assemble:
• Using a trifle bowl, start with an even layer of gingerbread cubes, top with 1/3 of the lemon curd mixture, and 1/3 of the blackberry sauce. Repeat 2 more times. Top with remaining whipped cream. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight before serving.
• Place lemon curd in a large bowl. Fold in half of the whipped cream until combined. Refrigerate if not using immediately. Reserve remaining whipped cream for the top of the trifle.
• Place blackberries, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan and cook until the berries are soft and the sugar has melted. Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour through a strainer into a bowl. Stir in the framboise and lemon juice. Set aside until ready to use.

Steps:

• The day before, preheat the oven to fan oven 140C/conventional 160C/gas 3. Tip the raspberries over the base of a large deep, ovenproof dish. Press down lightly with the back of a spoon to release some of the berry juices.
• Cover the raspberries with the slices of cake, then spoon over the Drambuie and orange juice. Leave to soak for 10 minutes.
• Whisk together 600ml of the double cream with the eggs, sugar, orange zest and vanilla extract or essence. Spread the jam over the sponge to cover completely then slowly pour on the custard mixture.
• Sit the dish in a roasting tin with enough hot water to come at least 5cm up the sides. Bake for 1 hour-1 hour 10 minutes, or longer depending on the height and width of the dish. The custard should be just set with a little wobble left in it. Leave to cool then cover with cling film and keep overnight in the fridge.
• To serve, whip the remaining cream until it just holds its shape, then spoon it over the custard. Scatter over the raspberries and toasted shortbread and finish with a dusting of icing sugar.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat cream with 1/4 cup sugar until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, cream together cream cheese, lemon juice, vanilla and 1/2 cup sugar. Fold 2 cups of whipped cream into cream cheese mixture. Reserve remaining whipped cream.
• Slice pound cake into 18 - 1/2 inch slices. Drain raspberries, reserving juice. Line the bottom of a 3 quart glass bowl or trifle bowl with one-third of the cake slices. Drizzle with some raspberry juice. Spread one-fourth of the cream cheese mixture over cake. Sift one-fourth of the cocoa over that. Sprinkle with one-third of the raspberries. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining cream cheese mixture, whipped cream and sifted cocoa. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours before serving.

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Add sour cream; mix well. Fold in whipped topping. In a 2-qt. trifle dish or deep glass bowl, layer half of the cake cubes, half of the berries and half of the pudding mixture. Repeat layers. Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.