Easter is a celebrated day in our home. We celebrate Christ rising from the dead. Haven knows this since she told the Easter bunny (by speaking rather loudly thinking he was listening) that he is #2, not #1. Jesus is #1. But she still thinks the Easter Bunny brings baskets filled with goodies for sweet little girls. AND... for those who don't know, Parker fell and sliced her head open this last Monday and there are three stitches under the Bandaid on her forehead.
Without family close by, we gathered with the next best thing - friends! We enjoyed sharing a delicious ham lunch after church today with dear people that are in our small group from church. I brought my FAVORITE dessert that I try to make each year for Easter. I will post the recipe in case you may want to impress your next dinner guests. It feeds a crowd and never disappoints. It is the perfect Spring/Summer treat.
City Girl Fruit Trifle
1 qt Fresh Strawberries
2 T confectioner's sugar
1 C milk
1 large pkg vanilla instant pudding
1 C sour cream
1 pound cake (I like the Sara Lee family size pound cake found in the freezer section)
1 fresh orange
1 carton Cool Whip
Thinly slice strawberries and stir together with sugar; set aside. Put milk, sour cream, and pudding together and mix for 10 seconds at high speed. Slice pound cake (while frozen) and place layer in bottom of bowl - I use a clear glass pedestal bowl - it shows the layers and looks pretty! Cut orange into wedges and squeeze orange juice over pound cake. Then make a layer of pudding, then a layer of strawberries... then repeat layers till you reach the top of the bowl. Finally, top with whipped cream and garnish with whole strawberries if desired.
