1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
3 cups skim milk
1 egg yolk, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 (10 3/4 oz.) reduced-fat frozen pound cake, thawed
1/3 cup seedless raspberry jam
1 quart strawberries
3 tbsp. orange juice
1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Recipe
In a saucepan, mix together sugar, cornstarch, and milk over medium heat, stirring until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Add 1/2 cup custard mixture to yolk and return mixture to saucepan, heating well. Add vanilla; set aside to cool.
Slice pound cake and place slices along bottom of a 2-quart oblong dish. Spread slices with raspberry jam.
Slice strawberries and place over pound cake layer. Drizzle orange juice over berries. Carefully spread custard over strawberries. Sprinkle with toasted almonds.