Strawberry Delight Dessert - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Base
1 cup butter, softened
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/4 cups flour
Cream Cheese Layer
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups icing sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup slivered almonds, finely chopped
Strawberry Layer
170 g strawberry gelatin
1 cup boiling water
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen strawberries, completely thawed
Garnish
whipped cream or Cool Whip
strawberry slices, fresh

Preparation

Mix base ingredients together. Press into 9\"x13\" pan. Bake at 350F 20-25 minutes. Watch carefully near the end that it doesn't overbrown. Cool completely.
Mix cream cheese layer ingredients together till well blended. Spread over base. Chill.
Mix strawberry layer ingredients. VERY IMPORTANT: the strawberries need to be completely thawed or it will not set up properly. Pour over cream cheese layer.
Chill overnight. Garnish with your choice of topping. I like to cut into individual servings and pipe a dollop of whipped cream and a slice or two of fresh strawberry on each.