Quick Strawberry Trifle
["1/4 c. sugar, divided", "2 pt. strawberries, stemmed and halved", "4 oz. soft low-fat cream cheese", "12 oz. Cool Whip", "1 storebought pound cake (low-fat if desired)", "melted raspberry jelly to taste", "sherry (optional)"]
["Fold 1/8 cup sugar into the sliced berries; set aside.", "Beat the remaining 1/8 cup of sugar into the cream cheese.", "Fold the cream cheese into the Cool Whip.", "Cut the cake into slices about 1/3-inch thick.", "Arrange a layer of slices in the bottom of a glass bowl; sprinkle with a teaspoon of sherry and spread with melted jelly.", "Then put in a layer of strawberries and a layer of Cool Whip.", "Continue layering, ending with a layer of Cool Whip. Garnish with a whole berry."]
["sugar", "strawberries", "cream cheese", "cake", "raspberry jelly", "sherry"]