Fruited Chocolate Trifle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (9-inch) baked chocolate or yellow cake layer
1 1/2 c. cold milk
1 (3.5 oz.) pkg. chocolate instant pudding or pie filling mix
2 c. whipping cream, whipped
2 c. sliced fresh strawberries
2 medium ripe bananas, sliced
1 Tbsp. sliced almonds
8 strawberries, if desired

Preparation

Cut cake into 1 inch cubes; set aside.
In small bowl, combine milk and pudding mix; beat a low speed 1 to 2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes to thicken.
fold 1 1/2 cups of the whipped cream into pudding.
Spoon about 1/3 of the pudding mixture into bottom of 2 1/2-quart straight-sided glass serving bowl.
Add 1/3 of the fruits and 1/3 of the cake cubes.
Repeat layers two more times.
Pipe or dollop remaining whipped cream over top layer of cake cubes.
Garnish with sliced almonds and strawberries.
Store in refrigerator.