Blueberry Trifle

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...A few night's ago I made a hot milk sponge cake. It's my favorite homemade cake and I was looking forward to icing it with a milk chocolate frosting. Things don't always turn out as we plan. I had the bad luck of losing my grip on the cooling rack and watching my beautiful cake fall to the flour in 1,000 piece puzzle fashion. Undaunted, I salvaged what I could and used the cake as the base for a simple but delicious trifle. The recipe has been widely circulated and I am unsure who should be credited with its creation. I'm giving credit to Mel's Kitchen Cafe because her version was the first I looked at. I think you're going to love this dessert. Sometimes, there is an inverse relationship between effort and flavor and this is one of them. The trifle is easy to make, but its taste will have your socks going up and down. The original recipe called for an angel food cake. I used a wounded sponge cake in the version I've photographed for tonight's post. It worked really well and I'm tempted to use sponge cake as the base for this trifle more often. I hope you give this a try. It is unequivocally delicious and odes will be written in your honor once it's tasted by your family and friends. Here is how the trifle is made.

Lemon and Blueberry Pudding

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is one of those desserts that can be as plain or fancy as you wish. Most people call them trifles, but I prefer to call them puddings because they are such homely creations. While I like to prepare them using components I've made from scratch, they will work quite nicely with a purchased cake, instant pudding and whipped topping. If I'm trying to impress, I take the high road and make the cake, syrup, pudding and flavored cream myself, but I have been known to lower my standards and let General Mills assist me in the kitchen. I'm in the midst of clearing the pantry and refrigerator to ready them for spring. I have a rather large supply of blueberries that I have to work my way through and this dessert is a nice way to use them. While not usually considered to be winter fare, we had sunshine for a while today, and those blueberries had my name on them, so in no time at all I had this pudding on my table. Here is how it's made. I've also included recipes for its components for those of you who might want to make it from scratch.