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Christmas Trifle

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Kaitlin

Each year, my mom makes a beautiful trifle for Christmas. I’m pretty sure at one point, she was only making one, but as the popularity of her trifle grew, she is now up to making 6+ for different holiday events, friends, and family. My sister and I grew up begrudgingly helping my mom make these trifles but we both have grown to love them and look forward to a bite of trifle every December. A trifle is just a layered dessert that is usually made with cake pieces, cream, pudding, and fruit. My mom tops her with a beautiful design of fruit: kiwi, peaches and raspberries. I wanted to make some trifle to share with this blog but a normal trifle can serve a whole family, so I made a mini version! To prepare a regular trifle, the process is just the same. I highlighted Driscoll’s Berries in my trifle. I absolutely love their raspberries and blackberries so I wanted to have a higher ratio of berries in my trifle than may normally be used. Driscoll’s also sells really beautiful Strawberries and Blueberries that I have used in many many of my previous posts. Berries always add such … Continue reading →

Gingerbread Chocolate Pumpkin Trifle

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Kaitlin

Every Christmas, my mom makes an absolutely delicious trifle to give to neighbors and have for dessert on Christmas day. This trifle is so engrained in our winter holidays that I’m pretty sure we aren’t allowed to show up to my aunt and uncle’s house without the trifle in hand. I’ve always loved the simplicity of trifles and wanted to try out a version using my favorite ingredient: pumpkin! I was given the opportunity to enter a contest with nine other bloggers. The challenge is to use Walkers Shortbread products to make a new dessert, and luckily one of the categories was trifle! It was a sign! My mom’s trifle has custard, chocolate pudding, and rum-soaked pound cake slices with whipped cream and fruit on top. So I wanted to keep the general concept the same with my recipe. I am actually I decided to keep the chocolate pudding because, well, who doesn’t love chocolate pudding? A thought a pumpkin mousse would just be fantastic.I decided to make it a bourbon pumpkin mousse to add an extra layer of flavor. And of course instead of pound cake slices, I used Walkers’ Stem Ginger Biscuits and Pure Butter Shortbread.The … Continue reading →

Chilled Raspberry Shooters

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Kaitlin

I fell in love with this recipe initially just on the photo; they are so pretty! The original recipe from Taste of Home is actually more of a savory dish but one of the comments mentioned using vanilla yogurt instead of sour cream so I decided to take their suggestion. This take some preparation, so if you plan on using this to impress guests with a slightly different but amazing dessert, be sure to give yourself a few hours before the event. Ingredients (makes 6): 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons cranberry juice 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons sugar 3 pints plus 6 fresh raspberries, divided 2/3 cups french vanilla yogurt 1 tablespoon whipped topping, divided Add the cranberry juice, sugar and all but 6 raspberries to a blender. Cover and blend. Strain and discard seeds, using a spoon to help push the liquid through. Stir in 2/3 cups yogurt. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Pour mixture into 6 cordial glasses. Top with 1/2 teaspoon whipped topping and a raspberry. I think these look like they took so much effort. The most difficult part is straining the liquid, which only takes a few minutes. I love the color … Continue reading →

Strawberries with Chocolate Cream

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Kaitlin

Valentines Day has come early to I Can Cook That! Ok, not really. I made them for a party recently, but they would be perfect for a Valentines Day dessert, or with your coffee in the morning! I found this recipe on Taste of Home. After reading the reviews, a few people suggested adding some powdered sugar to sweeten up the chocolate cream. I love anything sweet, so I took their suggestion! Ingredients: 1-1/2 ounces dark chocolate, grated, divided 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup whipped topping 2 containers of fresh strawberries, halved I used dark chocolate bars from Trader Joe’s. They come in 1.75 oz little bars so I used two of those 1.75 oz bars. Take the first bar and melt over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. In a small bowl, add the cream cheese, vanilla, powdered sugar and whipped topping. Beat with a hand mixer until smooth. Add the melted chocolate and beat until combined. Add the mixture to a plastic zip lock bag. Cut off the lower corner and pipe onto the strawberries, with the cut side up. … Continue reading →