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Strawberry Cream Cheese Trifle




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List of Ingredients




2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 cups unsifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch salt
2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups Cool Whip Lite®
1 1/2 cups light cream cheese
4 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup Grand Marnier
4 cups strawberries - sliced



Recipe



To make the Cake
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly oil a 9 -inch round cake pan or coat it with nonstick cooking spray. Add Graham Cracker crumbs, tilting the pan to evenly coat the inside. Tap out excess.

In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Cook, swirling the pan, until the butter turns a nutty brown, about 30 seconds. Pour the butter into a small bowl. Whisk in oil, then buttermilk; set aside. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a small bowl; set aside.

In a mixing bowl, combine eggs and sugar. Beat with an electric mixer on high speed until the mixture is thick and pale and falls in a ribbon when the beaters are lifted, about 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla.

Sift half of the reserved dry ingredients over the egg mixture; fold in with a rubber spatula until blended. Fold in half of the reserved buttermilk mixture. Repeat with remaining dry ingredients and buttermilk mixture.

Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then turn out of the pan and place right side up on the rack to cool completely

To make the Filling
In a bowl, beat light cream cheese on medium speed until it looks whipped. Add confectioners sugar and vanilla. Mix until incorporated. Whisk in whipped cream.

To Make the Syrup
In a small saucepan over low heat, dissolve sugar in 1/2 cup water. Simmer gently for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in orange juice and liqueur.

Assembly
Once the cake has completely cooled, break (or cut) it into small chunks. Brush the individual chunks with the orange syrup on both sides. Place a layer of the moistened cake chunks on the bottom of a trifle (or other) bowl. Spread a third of the cream cheese filling over the cake layer. Arrange a third of the strawberries over the cream cheese filling. Repeat the same procedure twice (finishing with a layer of strawberries). Cover the trifle with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour