Place the sliced strawberries in a small bowl with the sugar and the liqueur (or orange juice). Stir it around and set aside. Let the berries soak up the flavor.

Cut up the pound cake. If you don’t have pound cake, you could use lady finger cookies.

Whip the cream until soft and fluffy; set aside.

Make the pastry cream (or pudding); set aside.

Layer the strawberries on the bottom of your trifle bowl.

Place the pieces of cut up poundcake on top of the berries.

Spoon on the pastry cream (or pudding)and spread on top of the pound cake.

Spoon on the whipped cream and spread it evenly around.

Chill for at least one hour. Before serving, sprinkle on the the crushed amaretti cookies.