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Blackberry Curd Trifles

By: Nicole 22 Comments
Posted: 05/11/15

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Simplicity always wins.

Whether it’s a ripped pair of jeans with a fitted white t-shirt and a dainty gold necklace.

A little black dress.

A humble cup of black coffee.

Or a seemingly modest, but seriously flavor-packed tomato sauce with spaghetti, the simple things in life always seem to be what come out ahead – at least for me.

The same goes for desserts. When it comes to sweets, sometimes all it takes to satisfy my sweet tooth, is a small piece of dark chocolate, a scoop of plain vanilla ice cream with hot fudge sauce or a bowl full of berries slathered in store-bought cool whip – not the most swanky of desserts, but it works for me.

Today’s blackberry curd trifles are the perfect example of simplicity at its finest, but to the naked eye, appear to be the opposite.

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As a self-proclaimed savory food enthusiast as opposed to a sweets fiend, I’ve found in the last six months, I’ve been increasingly more into sweets. In the cooler months chocolate was my go-to, but as the spring roars on and the days become warmer and warmer, I find myself craving lighter, citrus and fruit based desserts. I’ve been craving a lemon dessert for the last couple of weeks, but when I spied black berries on sale for 99 cents, I knew immediately I wanted to make a hybrid lemon and blackberry dessert.

Since lemon can be a little too pungent for some taste buds, I thought the combination of blackberry and lemon in a curd would be the perfect compromise of sweet and citrusy without forming a permanent pucker on those less than enthusiastic about the robust flavor of lemon.

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Curd is one of those “sauces” that throw people for a loop, but couldn’t be easier to put together as long as you have a little bit of patience. For a simple lemon curd you basically just throw all of the ingredients together, and cook them over a double broiler. To make this a blackberry curd, I started out by cooking down a cup or so of blackberries in a little bit of water. Once the juice were released, I pushed the pulp through a fine-meshed sieve and then combined the juice with egg yolks, lemon juice, and plenty of sugar.

Just as a traditional curd is made, all of the ingredients go into a heatproof bowl and are cooked over a double broiler until the mixture has thickened and the egg yolks are cooked. You want to be sure to not overheat the mixture, otherwise you could end up with scrambled eggs; slow and steady wins the race here. Once the mixture coats the back of a spoon it’s removed from the heat and finished off with a couple pats of butter.

The curd is transferred to an airtight container, popped into the fridge until its chilled and its ready to go.

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For today’s particular dessert, I took some major help from the market, with store-bought pound cake and frozen whipped topping (it’s a nostalgia thing), but if you’re not feeling as lazy as I was, you could absolutely make your own whipped cream; in my opinion whipping up your own pound cake would be a waste of time as my grocery store seems to have perfected it.

I was originally going to layer all of the ingredients in one giant trifle bowl, which would be lovely to serve for a crowd, but since it’s just Kevin and I, I thought I’d individualize them and use pretty dessert cups instead.

A dollop of whipped topping gets put in the bottom of the cup, followed by a slice of pound cake and a generous slathering of blackberry curd. The process is repeated one more time and the desserts are ready to be served.

These guys are sweet and slightly sour. Decadent, but light. And stunningly beautiful to look at.

Simplicity at its finest.

Blackberry Curd Trifles

 

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Blackberry Curd Trifles
 
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Prep time
25 mins
Cook time
25 mins
Total time
50 mins
 
Blackberry curd is layered with pound cake and whipped topping, an easy and elegant summer dessert.
Author: Nicole
Serves: 8 trifles
Ingredients
  • 1 cup black berries
  • 8 egg yolks
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • 5 tablespoons butter, cut into tablespoons
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 container frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 2 pounds pound cake
  • 8 dessert cups or one large trifle bowl.
Instructions
  1. In a small saucepan, add berries and three tablespoons water. Turn the heat on to medium and simmer the mixture until the berries are cooked down (about 5-7 minutes), using a spoon to smash them as you go.
  2. Press the pulp through a fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl until you have about ¼ cup of blackberry juice.
  3. In a heatproof bowl, combine the blackberry juice, egg yolks, sugar and lemon juice. Place over a pot filling with two inches of simmering water.
  4. Cook the mixture (stirring almost constantly with a wooden spoon) until its thick and the egg yolks are cooked, about 15 minutes. The mixture is ready when the curd coats the back of a spoon and you draw a line with your finger down the back and the mixture stays separated. It should also be at a temperature of 160 degrees.
  5. Once the mixture has thickened, remove from heat and slowly stir in butter, one pat at a time.
  6. Transfer to another bowl or container and chill.
  7. To assemble the trifles, place a dollop of whipped in the bottom of each dessert cup. Place a slice of pound cake on top, followed by a generous slathering of curd. Repeat one more time.
  8. Serve.
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  1. Izzy says

    Posted on 5/13/15 at 2:50 am

    I’m always so in love with the lighting in your photos! I agree, a lot of times simple is much better! And this dessert looks awesome! I love eating things that are so bright and pretty like this 🙂

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 5/14/15 at 4:34 am

      Thanks so much Izzy! You are too sweet!

      Reply
  2. Justine | Cooking and Beer says

    Posted on 5/13/15 at 4:39 am

    Ahhhh! Seriously these are sooo beauitful, Nicole! I need those cute little cups in my life!

    Reply
    • Nicole says

      Posted on 5/14/15 at 4:34 am

      Thanks Justine!

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