Easy Chocolate Trifle (w/ variations)

By Niecer

May use peanut butter chips OR mint chocolate chips for sauce layer

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (510 g) chocolate cake mix, plus ingredients to prepare mix (or one KRAZY cake)
• 4 1/4 cups cold whole milk , divided
• 1/2 C whipping cream OR light cream
• 1 pkg either pnut btr chips OR mint chocolate chips
• 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) Jell-O Chocolate Instant Pudding
• 1 tub (12 0z) Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed
• 4 (1.5 oz each) toffee crunch chocolate bars, crushed OR 1 package Andies Mints

Details

Servings 25
Preparation time 50mins
Cooking time 100mins

Preparation

Step 1

PREPARE cake batter and bake in 13x9-inch baking pan as directed on package. Cool completely on wire rack. Cut into 1/2-inch cubes.

ADD milk to dry pudding mix in medium bowl. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended.

Combine desired flavor of chips, 1/4 C reserved milk and 1/2 C whipping cream or light cream in saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat until melted. Remove from heat and stir in either vanilla or peppermint oil as desired.

LAYER half each of the cake cubes, pudding, sauce mixture, whipped topping and crushed chocolate bar or mints in large glass trifle bowl. Repeat all layers. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.