Sunday, February 1, 2009

Northwest flavors (MattMatt's birthday) Finale

Quick Strawberry Trifle

I found this recipe on http://www.cookscountry.com/. This is the second time I've made this recipe and I can't say as if I changed it up at all, or made it my own in any way, so I can't post the recipe, but here's some pictures for your enjoyment.

First I cut up four lbs of strawberries! That's right, 4 lbs! There were 13 people coming over for dinner (or 11 plus Dave and I) and my family's motto has always been "it's better to have too much, than too little."

Time to add a little sugar to make it sweeter!


And with four lbs. of strawberries, you have to have lots of angel food cake. So I used two angel food cakes, and then cut them into large chunks. Using store-bought angel food cake was a life-saver on this day!



Time to assemble: angel food cake, whipped cream with cream, sour cream, cream cheese (all low-fat of course!) almond extract and all sorts of yummy goodness, strawberries. Repeat layers over and over again until you get this:

(shot from the side)


(shot from the top)