Chocolate Strawberry Trifle

I served this chocolate strawberry trifle with Easter dinner (we had our dinner on Saturday night). I love trifles because they're so versatile and so delicious. My favorite trifle involves chocolate cake and chocolate pudding. Yum... Anyhow, this strawberry trifle was also yummy and it makes great use of the strawberries that are coming into season!

Chocolate Strawberry Trifle

Makes: 10 servings

1 boxed vanilla cake, prepared

16 oz (large) tub of cool whip

6 oz (1/2 bag) mini chocolate chips

16 oz (pint) strawberries

• First, prepare the cake according to the directions on the package. It's easier to bake it in a 13" x 9" cake pan, but you can also make two round cakes instead. Allow the cake to cool completely.
• While the cake is cooling, cut up the strawberries. You can either slice them or quarter them.
• Once the cake is cool, cut it up into 1" cubes.
• In a large bowl, toss in some cake cubes, then strawberries, then cool whip, then chocolate chips. Repeat two more times until you have three layers total.
• You can garnish the top with a strawberry, a maraschino cherry, or a sprig of mint.