Bucky's Recipe

Strawberry Cheesecake Trifle

Category: Desserts

1 pound cake 10 3/4 oz.) cubed
2 pints fresh strawberries
1 c. sugar, divided
2 packages (8 oz size) cream cheese
3 tablespoons fresh squeezed orange juice
3 c. whipping cream. whipped
***Garnish***
3 oz. semi sweet chocolate (3 squares)grated
strawberries

Toss berries with 1/2 c. sugar and let sit 30 minutes.
Beat softened cream cheese with orange juice and remaining 1/2 c. sugar. Beat cream and fold into cream cheese mixture. Cut pound cake into cubes. Drain berries and reserve the juice. Drizzle juice over the pound cake cubes. Into a large trifle bowl layer pound cake cubes, cream cheese mixture, strawberries and repeat layering ending with the cream cheese mixture. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours. Then garnish top with grated chocolate and additional berries if desired.
Cindy and I made May 1999 for party. Really pretty.