Description
A fun and festive Halloween trifle that layers chocolate cake, creamy vanilla pudding, and whipped topping, decorated with spooky treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 small box instant vanilla pudding
- 2 cups milk
- Orange food coloring (optional)
- 8 oz container Cool Whip
- Sprinkles
- Chocolate balls wrapped like eyes
- Gummy body parts like brains, teeth, fingers, etc.
- Any decorations you like
Instructions
- Move the oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray a small rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, beat together cake mix, water, oil, and eggs until smooth.
- Spread the batter evenly into the baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and cool on a cooling rack until completely cooled.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together pudding mix and milk until smooth.
- Add several drops of orange food coloring and whisk until well combined.
- Place pudding in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes or until completely set.
- Remove pudding and whipped topping from the refrigerator.
- Fit two pastry bags with large round tips.
- Add pudding in one bag, and in the other, add whipping topping.
- Using the rim of your trifle dish as a pattern, lightly press it into the cake.
- Remove and then use a sharp knife to cut out the circle. You may need to cut it a little smaller so it fits into the trifle dish easily.
- Add cake to the trifle dish.
- Then pipe in the pudding.
- Next, add Cool Whip on top of the pudding.
- Decorate with sprinkles and candy, if desired.
- Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator up to 1 day before serving.
Notes
- This dessert can be made a day in advance for convenience.
- Feel free to customize decorations to fit your Halloween theme.
- Ensure that all ingredients are at room temperature for best results.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking and Assembling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg