Paula Deen's Cherry Cheese Trifle

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (12 ounce) containers frozen whipped topping, thawed and divided
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 13 ounces angel food cake
• 2 (21 ounce) cans cherry pie filling

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in 1/2 of whipped topping and almond extract; set aside.

Tear angel food cake into 1 inch pieces.nnPlace 1/3 of cake pieces in bottom of a trifle bowl.

Spoon 1/3 of cream cheese filling over cake, and top with 1/3 of pie filling.

Repeat layers twice more.

Spread remaining whipped topping over top of trifle, sealing to edges.

Garnish with additional pie filling and sliced almonds if desired.