Strawberry Amaretto Trifle- pieces of Angel Food Cake, an amaretto cream cheese mixture and macerated strawberries are layered in a trifle bowl and topped with toasted almonds. Makes a delicious spring and summer dessert and the presentation is absolutely gorgeous.
What Is A Trifle?
A trifle is an English dessert that consists of layers of fruit, cake and cream presented in a glass bowl. Traditional trifles are made with sponge cakes soaked with sherry. Angel food cake is very similar to sponge cake but it is lacking egg yolks. Using store-bought angel food cake (you can usually find them in the deli section) makes this dessert easy and stress-free.
Substitutions
- If you don’t have Amaretto, you can use 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract instead.
- Pound Cake can be used instead of Angel Food Cake.
- Peaches can be used instead of strawberries.
- You can use frozen strawberries instead of fresh.
Make-Ahead Dessert
This trifle is a great make-ahead dessert. For best results, make 4 to 12 hours in advance.
Use A Trifle Bowl
I love my trifle bowl and use it all the time. It is great for layered salads too. Mine is about 8 inches in diameter and 6 inches deep. It is the perfect size for this trifle.
How To Store Strawberry Amaretto Trifle
Will keep for about 3 days in the refrigerator but the cream and strawberries start to break down over time.
More Ways To Use Amaretto
- Amaretto Cheesecake
- Amaretto Brownies
- Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake
- Almond Cake with Amaretto Filling
- Amaretto Pound Cake
More Strawberry Desserts
- No-Bake Strawberry Lasagna
- Strawberry Lemonade Bars
- Strawberry Twinkie Cake
- Easy Strawberry Poke Cake
- Strawberry Sheet Cake
Strawberry Amaretto Trifle
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 quarts strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons Amaretto
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons Amaretto
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (16-ounce) container Cool Whip, thawed
- 1 (12-ounce) Angel food cake, torn into pieces
- 1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds
Instructions
- Combine the strawberries, granulated sugar, and 3 tablespoons Amaretto in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with a hand-held electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Add sour cream, powdered sugar, Amaretto, and vanilla and mix until smooth. Fold in half of the Cool Whip.
- Layer 1/3 of Angel food cake pieces in the bottom of a trifle bowl. Top with 1/3 of strawberries and 1/2 of cream cheese mixture.
- Layer another 1/3 of cake pieces, and another third of strawberries and the rest of the cream cheese mixture. Do one more layer of cake pieces and 1 more strawberry layer (save a few strawberries for the top.). Top with remaining Cool Whip.When you do the last strawberry layer, be sure to pour all the liquid in the bowl on top of the strawberries.
- Sprinkle almond slices on top. Chill until ready to serve.
