English Trifle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 yellow cake mix
2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen sweetened strawberries
1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding
1 container Cool Whip
chopped pecans (optional)

Preparation

Bake cake according to package directions.
Thaw strawberries and prepare pudding according to package directions.
Take a sewing thread and moving it back and forth, cut one (9-inch) layer horizontally.
Place bottom half of the layer in a casserole dish. Layer with strawberries and pudding.
Place the top of the cake layer on top of this and top with another layer of strawberries and pudding.
Top with a thick layer of Cool Whip to fill the bowl.
Sprinkle with pecans.
Chill until served.