Easy Strawberry Trifle



4 tablespoons sugar, divided
2 pints fresh strawberries, hulled, halved
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups whipping cream
1 pound cake, purchased
1/4 to 1/2 cup melted seedless raspberry jelly
cream sherry or a strawberry liqueur, optional

1. Gently stir 2 tablespoons sugar into sliced berries; set aside. Beat the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar into cream cheese. Whip cream until stiff peaks form, then fold into the cream cheese mixture. Cut cake into slices about 1/3-inch thick.
2. Arrange a layer of slices in the bottom of a glass bowl; sprinkle with a teaspoon of sherry and drizzle with melted jelly, then add a layer of strawberries and a layer of cream cheese mixture. Continue layering, ending with a layer of cream cheese mixture. Garnish with a few whole or sliced berries.

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