Paula Deen'S Cherry Cheese Trifle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
13 ounces angel food cake
2 (21 ounce) cans cherry pie filling

Preparation

In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk.
Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
Stir in 1/2 of whipped topping and almond extract; set aside.
Tear angel food cake into 1 inch pieces.
Place 1/3 of cake pieces in bottom of a trifle bowl.
Spoon 1/3 of cream cheese filling over cake, and top with 1/3 of pie filling.
Repeat layers twice more.
Spread remaining whipped topping over top of trifle, sealing to edges.
Garnish with additional pie filling and sliced almonds if desired.