Your Mom wants cake!

This year my sisters and I are doing a cookout for my mother - she hates to go out on mother's day because it can get hairy (you all know...the waiting in lines and the food that's not so great because it's rushed and a thousand other people are waiting to eat)...

Anyway, at first I was all gung ho about going out - but my mother insisted that we stay in and so I quickly volunteered to end the meal with something sweet (this is surprising - not).

I needed something that wouldn't be too much fuss and would be easy to put together.  I am posting the following in case you, the reader, needs something quick and summery for your future get togethers, barbeques and cookouts (wait, is that the same thing?  Haha).

Strawberry and Pudding Pound Cake

You will need:

2 loaves of pound cake (because this is quick - I store bought mine, but certainly feel free to make your own)

1 pint of heavy cream

2 boxes of vanilla pudding (once again, make your own, but I opted for Jello brand!)

2 packs of fresh strawberries

To do:

Cut the loaves of pound cake into bite size squares.  Then take a small casserole dish (I used my smallest, but it just depends on how many layers you want.)  Line the bottom with a layer of the pound cake squares.

Prepare the pudding according to the directions on the box and let it cool - then layer the cake with the pudding.  

Clean and slice the berries, and put one layer on top of the pudding layer.

Add the remaining cubes of pound cake on top of the berries and pudding.  

Whip the heavy cream until stiff and top the cake with the whipped cream.  

Put on the remaining berries.  

Viola - your mom will thank me.  ;)  

Happy Mother's Day!