Easy Strawberry Cheesecake Trifle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pints fresh strawberries, sliced
1/2 cup sugar
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons orange juice
3 cups Cool Whip
10 3/4 ounces frozen pound cake, thawed
additional strawberry (to garnish)

Preparation

In a bowl, toss strawberries with sugar; set aside.
In a mixing bowl beat cream cheese and orange juice until smooth.
Fold in Cool Whip. Set aside.
Cut pound cake into 1/2 inch cubes.
Drain strawberries, reserving juice.
Gently toss cake cubes with reserved juice.
Place half of the cake cubes in a 4 quart trifle dish or clear serving bowl.
Top with a third of the cream cheese mixture and half of the strawberries.
Repeat layers.
Top with remaining cream cheese mixture.
Garnish with strawberries, cut into fans.
Cover and refrigerate 4 hours.
(I've been impatient and served this almost immediately and it's still great!).