Orange Cranberry Trifle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. pure orange extract, divided
3 c. whipped topping, thawed
1 c. whole berry cranberry sauce
1 small loaf pound cake, thinly sliced
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
sliced almonds for garnish
ground cinnamon for garnish

Preparation

Mix cream cheese, sugar, cinnamon and 1/2 tsp. orange extract with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
Gently stir in whipped topping and cranberry sauce.
Set aside.
Arrange 1/3 of the cake slices on bottom of 8 inch square dish.
Mix milk, vanilla and 1/2 tsp. orange extract.
Drizzle approximately 2 Tbsp. of milk mixture over cake slices.
Spread 1/3 of cream cheese mixture over cake slices.
Repeat for second and third layers, using remaining cake slices, milk and cream cheese mixture.
Sprinkle with sliced almonds and cinnamon.
Cover and refrigerate at least 2 or up to 24 hours, before serving.
Makes 8 to 10 servings.