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Cassata Trifle

Serves:

6-8

Cooking Time:

Prep: 20 minutes, Refrigerate: 120 minutes

Ingredients:

• 6 ounces Cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup Powdered sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Milk
• 1 ¼ teaspoons Vanilla
• ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1 pound loaf Pound cake
• ¼cup Marsala
• 2 ½ cups Peaches, sliced

Instructions:

• Whip the cream cheese until light.
• Add the sugar, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon.
• Blend well. Slice the cake and brush the tops with the Marsala.
• In an attractive glass serving bowl, layer first the cake, then the cream cheese mix, and finally the fruit.
• Repeat, finishing with a final topping of the cream cheese mix.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

This recipe is a cross between the Italian Cassata and the English Trifle.