Gingerbread Trifle

Name: Gingerbread Trifle
Prep time: 25 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 4 cups (1 liter) Gingerbread Cake cubes; 2 cups (500 ml) sliced strawberries; 2 cans (398 ml each) pear halves in juice; 2 cups (500 ml) half-and-half; 2 packages (4-serving size) (102 g each) vanilla instant pudding mix; 1/2 tsp (2 ml) ginger ground (club house); 1/8 tsp (1/2 ml) cinnamon ground (club house); 1/4 tub (250 ml) frozen whipped topping thawed, divided; 1/2 cup (125 ml) toasted sliced almonds