STRAWBERRY AMARETTO TRIFLE

By jarren

Ingredients

• 1 (12 oz) round angel food cake
• 1 quart fresh or frozen strawberries, sliced
• 1 cup amaretto
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1 cup amaretto
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 16 oz whipping cream
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds

Preparation

Step 1

Slice the cake horizontally into 3 equal layers. Combine the strawberries, 1 cup Amaretto and sugar in a bowl and mix gently. Chill, covered, in the refrigerator. Beat the cream cheese and icing sugar in a mixing bowl until creamy. Add 1 cup Amaretto and vanilla and beat until blended. Add 8 oz of the whipped cream and beat at low speed until smooth. Add the remaining 8 oz whipped cream and beat until smooth.

Arrange 1 layer of the cake in the bottom of a round trifle dish. Spoon 1/2 of the strawberry mixture over the cake, allowing the juice to soak into the cake. Spread with 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture. Layer the prepared layers with the remaining cake layers, remaining strawberry mixture and remaining cream cheese mixture 1/2 at a time. Sprinkle with the almonds. Chill, covered, until serving time. Seasonal fruits such as mangoes, kiwifruit, blueberries and raspberries may be substituted for the strawberries, or a combination of the fruits may be used for additional colour.