Christina's Strawberry Trifle

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (18 ounce) package cake mix
• 6 ounces fresh strawberries (sliced and sweetened if desired)
• 1 (5 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding or 1 (5 ounce) box lemon pudding mix
• 6 peaches or 6 apricots, sliced
• 1 (16 ounce) container cool whip
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds

Recipe

• 1 bake cake in a 13x9 2 inch pan as directed on the package and allow to cool.
• 2 cut the cake crosswise in half. freeze half for another time, unless doubling the recipe.
• 3 cut the remaining half cake into 8 sections. split each section horizontally.
• 4 arrange half of the cake sections in a 2 quart glass serving bowl. set aside a few berries for decoration and layer half of the remaining strawberries over the cake and pour one cup of pudding over the berries, cover with a cup of cool whip. repeat this layer of cake, berries,pudding and cool whip.
• 5 finish the top by pouring a ring of pudding around the rim of the bowl. decorate by alternating apricot or peach halves and whole strawberries.
• 6 pour cool whip topping in the centre space and sprinkle slivered almonds. chill before serving.