Description

Indulge in the sweetness of Southern Strawberry Punch Bowl Cake, a delightful layered dessert featuring fluffy cake, creamy pudding, and fresh strawberries. Perfect for gatherings and celebrations!

Ingredients

Cake:

1 box yellow cake mix (plus ingredients listed on box)

Cream Mixture:

1 (3.4 oz) box instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups cold milk
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (8 oz) container whipped topping (plus more for garnish)

Strawberry Layer:

4 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
additional whole strawberries for garnish (optional)

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Instructions

Bake the Yellow Cake: Prepare and bake yellow cake according to package instructions. Allow to cool and cut into cubes.
Prepare Cream Mixture: In a bowl, mix pudding with cold milk until thickened. In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth, then add condensed milk. Fold in pudding and whipped topping.
Assemble: In a trifle dish, layer cake cubes, cream mixture, and sliced strawberries. Repeat layers. Top with whipped topping and garnish with whole strawberries.
Chill: Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.

Notes

This dessert can be made a day ahead for enhanced flavors.
Angel food cake or pound cake can be used as substitutes.
For more strawberry flavor, consider adding a layer of strawberry glaze between the layers.