Bananas Foster Trifle

By loriarnold

Ingredients

• 1 box white cake mix
• 1 cup mashed banana (about 3 small)
• 1/4 tsp dried ground ginger
• 1/2 cup rum, divided
• 1/4 cut butter
• 1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 4 medium size rip bananas
• 1 box0 5.1 oz- instant pudding & pie filling mix
• 2 cups milk
• 1 oz semi seet chocolate baking square, grated
• Cream Cheese Topping
• 1/2 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 TBSP powdered sugar
• 1/4 tsp vanilla
• 1- 8 oz container frozen whipped topping.

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare cake mix according to package directions, adding mashed bananas and ginger. Pour mixture into a lightly greased and floured 13x9 pan.

Bake at 250 for 25 to 40 minutes. Brush cake with 1/4 cup rum. Cook in pan 20 minutes. Crumble into 2 inch chunks

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. add dark brown sugar and cinnamon, and cook 1 minute. Add sliced bananas, and cook, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes or until bananas are tender. Remove from heat, and pour remaining 1/4 cup run over banana mixture. Pour mixture into a large bow. Let dool 15 minutes. Cover and chill 1 hour.

Prepared pudding as directed using milk. Stir into banana mixture Cover and chill 2 hours.

Place half of banana cake chunks in a large trifle dish. Spread half of pudding mixture over cake. Top wtih half of cream cheese topping. Repeat layers once. Sprinkle with grated chocolate.



Cream Cheese: beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed until smooth. Stire in whipped topping until well blended.