I think I'm a week + a day late on this recipe. We're busy this summer and it seems like when we have a free day, I just wanna be lazy and not do too many extras. One of my favorite lazy-day activities, so far, has been watching the Star Wars movies because my kids had never seen any of the movies and 2 of the 6 were new to me too. I think #2 is my fave, but we still need to watch #5 & #6.
I wanted to try this recipe, but I also wanted to make it as quick & easy (& mess-free) as possible. Instead of rolling my cake to make a roulade, I just cut my cake into bite-size pieces and turned my dessert into a trifle. I like raspberries better than blueberries, but I decided to stick to the recipe and try the blueberries ... they were great with the recipe. I also drizzled a tiny bit of orange juice over my cake pieces which added another flavor to the mix and sweetened the cake a little. I walked away from my heavy cream while it was whipping, so it got a little well-done. Kinda ugly looking, but it still tasted good.
Overall I give this recipe 4 out of 5 stars. I didn't love the cake. It was good, but I'd probably try this with a different cake recipe next time.
How do you only show a few lines of your post in google reader and not all the information? I'd let to set my blog up like that.
ReplyDeleteI haven't made this yet, but your trifle (and someone else's parfait) are making me want to skip the roulade part of it!
ReplyDeleteI haven't made this yet, but your trifle (and someone else's parfait) are making me want to skip the roulade part of it!
ReplyDeleteI like your idea of adding the drizzle of OJ & I think that wherever fresh blueberries are involved, it's hard to go wrong :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a trifle…these ingredients lend themselves so well for this type of dessert! Blueberries and cream…what could be better!
ReplyDeleteYum. I haven't made this yet. Looks so good!!!
ReplyDeleteYum. I haven't made this yet. Looks so good!!!
ReplyDeleteI'd always pick cake over barley ;) Great idea to make a trifle!
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