Spectacular Strawberry Trifle

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 poundcake (frozen are fine, thaw before using)
• 2 -3 cups strawberry jam (preferably homemade)
• 1 pint orange-flavored liqueur
• 3 pints fresh strawberries, washed,hulled and halved
• 3 packages instant vanilla pudding (4 serving size)
• 6 cups milk
• 2 packages unfilled split ladyfingers
• 1 quart whipping cream
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 pint fresh strawberries, washed and hulled (for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 you will need a 6 quart trifle bowl or a punch bowl for this.
• 2 slice 1 pound cake into 3 even layers.
• 3 generously spread each layer with strawberry jam.
• 4 arrange layers in the bottom of trifle bowl/punch bowl, cutting the pieces to fit the entire bottom.
• 5 pour 1/2 cup liqueur over the cake.
• 6 next, layer 1 pint of halved strawberries over the cake.
• 7 in a bowl, mix vanilla pudding and milk according to package directions.
• 8 pour 1/3 of the pudding over strawberry layer.
• 9 spread split lady fingers liberally with strawberry jam.
• 10 stand the lady fingers around the edge of the bowl, so that 1-2 inches of the lady fingers are above the rim of the bowl.
• 11 drizzle lady fingers with 1/2 cup of liqueur.
• 12 repeat the layering procedure two more times, with the remaining pound cakes, strawberry halves, liqueur and vanilla pudding.
• 13 this should fill the bowl to about 1 inch of the top of the lady fingers.
• 14 cover and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
• 15 just before serving, whip cream until almost stiff.
• 16 add powdered sugar and vanilla to cream and whip until stiff.
• 17 mound whipped cream on top of the trifle, garnish with whole strawberries.