Strawberry Trifle Recipe
An easy strawberry trifle recipe, made with cream cheese, pound cake, and strawberries, along with liqueur and raspberry jelly.
INGREDIENTS:
- 4 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 2 pints fresh strawberries, hulled, halved
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1 pound cake, purchased
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup melted seedless raspberry jelly
- cream sherry or a strawberry liqueur, optional
PREPARATION:
Gently stir 2 tablespoons sugar into sliced berries; set aside. Beat the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar into cream cheese. Whip cream until stiff peaks form, then fold into the cream cheese mixture. Cut cake into slices about 1/3-inch thick.
Arrange a layer of slices in the bottom of a glass bowl; sprinkle with a teaspoon of sherry and drizzle with melted jelly, then add a layer of strawberries and a layer of cream cheese mixture. Continue layering, ending with a layer of cream cheese mixture.
Garnish with a few whole or sliced berries.