Strawberry Cheesecake Trifle

Ingredients:

• 16 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp almond extract
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 angel food cake, cut into 1 to 1 1/2-inch cubes (I make mine out of a box, it's a lot better than the ready made ones)
• 2 quarts fresh strawberries or peaches, thickly sliced, or raspberries (I use strawberries and then garnished with raspberries)
• 3-4 Tbsp sugar
• 2-3 Tbsp Amaretto liqueur (*Optional)
• Whole berries and mint leaves for garnish

In a large mixing bowl, blend cream cheese and powdered sugar together. Add sour cram, vanilla and almond extract. In a small bowl, whip the heavy cream, vanilla and sugar until stiff. Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture. Add the cake cubes and coat well.

Thickly slice the strawberries, then add the sugar and amaretto; mix well. Layer into a trifle bowl, starting with a layer of strawberries, then a layer of cake/ cream cheese mixture. Continue layering, ending with strawberries (or raspberries). Cover with plastic wrap and chill well before serving. Garnish. Serves 12.

467 calories in 1 serving, 21.4 g fat (13.2 saturated), 2.3 g fiber