Red White & Blue Trifle in Mason Jars

This trifle is so much fun and such a great idea for a 4th of July dessert! I got this idea from seeing a trifle and seeing a 4th of July cake I wanted to make.  I decided to mix the two and came up with this trifle.  I am sure it's been done before but I don't care.  I had a good time making it.  

I used the cake recipes from the Betty Crocker website.  Click on the recipes and you'll find them there. Instead of the white cake I used cream cheese frosting as the white stripe.  Why?  Because cream cheese frosting is delicious!  My 4 year old said, "Mom I love the white cream. Good job Mom."  It's a good sign when the 4 year is complimenting you.

My blue cake was cooked a little too much on the bottom, so instead of cutting them out like the red cake I broke it apart and it turned out really cute.  You can always fix mistakes to look like it was meant to be!

Cream Cheese Frosting

1/2 c butter

8 oz Cream Cheese

4 c confectioners sugar (powdered sugar)

1 tsp vanilla

Whip the cream cheese and butter together (both should be room temperature, if not you can microwave them for a few seconds until feeling like room temperature)

Add sugar and vanilla and whip until fluffy

I cut the red cake into circles that were slightly smaller than the mason jar (8oz).  You can do this with a cup or cookie cutter.  Whatever you find that is the right size.  I piped the frosting around on top of the cake to show the white stripe.  You continue to do this until it's almost to the top.  I added the crumbled blue cake on top and added a dollop of more frosting.

So cute and patriotic, don't you think??