Crushed Blackberry Tiramisu Trifle

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. Combine cake mix with milk, whole eggs, and oil, in a large bowl and follow instructions on the box. Set baked cake aside to cool completely.
3. Spray an oven safe 8x12 inch casserole dish or cake pan with non-stick spray and pour batter into dish and evenly distribute.
4. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add mascarpone cheese, heavy cream, 4 egg yolks, 1/2 cup of sugar, vanilla bean paste, and salt. Use the whip attachment on medium speed until fluffy and thick.
5. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick entered into center of cake pulls out clean. Remove and allow to cool completely before continuing with recipe.
6. In a separate bowl, combine 2 pints of blackberries with remaining 1/4 cup of sugar, and lemon juice. Mash with a fork to combine and gently crush the blackberries.
7. To make the trifle, break cake into crumbs and evenly layer approximately 1/2 to 1 inch of packed cake crumbs in the bottom of a trifle bowl.
8. Follow with a layer of crushed blackberries evenly distributed over the cake crumbs. Evenly spread half of cream mixture over blackberries.
9. Repeat layering process with cake, blackberries, and cream, ending with cream as the top layer.
10. Garnish with remaining pint of blackberries along the rim of the dish. Cover and set aside for at least 30 minutes to set up before serving.