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Mini Blackberry Trifles

Ingredients:

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 packages fresh blackberries (about 2 cups)
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup Kahlua or other coffee liqueur
• 1/2 cup white chocolate-covered pretzels, crushed, plus extra whole pretzels for garnish (you can use regular pretzels if you can't find the chocolate ones)
• 1 store bought angel food cake, cut into 1" cubes

Instructions:

1. Combine the cream, vanilla and powdered sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form (about 5 minutes).
2. Use a muddler or wooden spoon to crush one package of the blackberries in a bowl.
3. Fold the crushed blackberries into the whipped cream with a spatula.
4. Combine the remaining package of blackberries in a bowl with the lemon zest and sugar. Toss together and let sit until the sugar is dissolved.
5. Assemble your trifle by placing 3 - 4 cubes of angel food cake in the bottom of each jar (more or less depending on what size dish you are using). I used 8, 8 oz jars.
6. Add a splash of the Kahlua to the cake at the bottom of each trifle.
7. Top with a couple spoonfuls of the whipped cream (about 2 Tablespoons).
8. Top with a layer of the crushed pretzels.
9. Add a layer of the fresh blackberries with lemon zest.
10. Top with an additional spoonful of the whipped cream and garnish with a fresh blackberry and a chocolate-covered pretzel.