Festive Strawberry Trifle

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 24 ladyfingers or 1 chocolate pound cake or 1 regular poundcake
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 16 ounces sour cream
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla pudding mix
• 1 cup milk
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 pints fresh strawberries, washed and hulled, halved or
• frozen strawberries, halved, if necessary
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 2 -3 cups whipped cream
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• amaretto, to douse the cubed cake
• 6 -10 strawberries
• chocolate curls

Recipe

• 1 arrange a layer of lady fingers or chocolate pound cake cubes in the bottom of a large glass trifle bowl or other glass bowl, and douse with amaretto.
• 2 whip the cream cheese and sour cream with sugar and add the pudding mixed with milk until you get a smooth mixture.
• 3 divide mixture into two and cover the lady fingers or chocolate pound cake or regular pound cake, that has had a sprinkling or two of amaretto over and through it, with half the quantity.
• 4 decorate with strawberry halves and sliced almonds, and cover with whipped cream.
• 5 repeat the arrangement of the layers, and top with whole strawberries and whipped cream.
• 6 garnish trifle with chocolate curls.
• 7 keep trifle refrigerated long enough to allow to chill and for the flavors to marry.
• 8 enjoy!