Shelly's Recipe

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE TRIFLE

Category: Trifles

1 pint fresh strawberries
2 tbsp sugar
2 cups vanilla pudding
3 oz cream cheese, softened
2 cups pound cake cubes (1/2 inch)

Reserve 3 or 4 berries for garnish. Slice 1 cup berries; arrange along sides of clear straight-sided 1 1/2-quart bowl. Blend remaining berries in blender or food processor; add sugar.

In a mixer bowl, beat pudding and cream cheese until combined. Place 1/2 cake in bottom of dish. Pour 1/2 the pureed berries over cake. Top with 1/2 the pudding mixture. Repeat. Cover and chill 24 hours. Garnish with reserved berries just before serving.