Strawberry Shortcake Trifle

I LOVE strawberry shortcake and I love this recipe! For the pound cake, I use a homemade recipe, but you could easily use frozen pound cake. My mom used to make the pound cake recipe below, but always made a chocolate pound cake with a chocolate frosting. I'll post that recipe too.

1 pint fresh strawberries
2 tbsp sugar
2 c vanilla pudding
3 oz cream cheese
2 cup pound cake (recipe below)
Whip Cream/Cool Whip

Slice 1 cup strawberries, reserve 3-4 for garnish. Arrange along the sides of trifle. In a mixing bowl beat pudding and cream cheese on medium speed until combined. Blend remaining berries in a food processor, add sugar. Place 1/2 the cake on the bottom, pour 1/2 pureed berried on top of cake. Top with 1/2 pudding. repeat until all is gone. Top with whip cream and reserved strawberries. Cover and chill over night.

Pound Cake

1 C butter
1/2 C shortening
3 C sugar
5 eggs
3 C flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 C milk
1 tsp Vanilla
For chocolate pound cake - add 4 tbsp cocoa

Cream together butter and shortening. Add sugar. Add eggs one at a time beating after each. Add vanilla. Sift dry ingredients together. Alternate dry ingredients and milk to mixture. Bake at 325 for 80 minutes in 2 10 inch round pans or bundt pan.

Chocolate Icing for Chocolate Pound Cake

1/2 c cocoa
1 stick butter
1 box powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 c milk

Melt butter over low heat and add all other ingredients. Spread warm icing over cooled cake. You have to work fast, because the icing starts to harden.