Description
This festive Christmas Trifle Dessert features layers of vibrant red velvet and green-tinted white cake combined with a creamy sweetened cream cheese mixture, perfect for holiday celebrations and serving 12 guests.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Mixes
- 1 box white cake mix (prepared according to box directions)
- 1 box red velvet cake mix (prepared according to box directions)
- 10 drops green food coloring
Cream Mixture
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 8 ounces whipped topping
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350º Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the cakes.
- Prepare Cake Mixes: Prepare the white and red velvet cake mixes according to the instructions on the boxes. Add 10 drops of green food coloring to the white cake batter to create the green layer.
- Bake Cakes: Grease two 9×13 inch cake pans and divide each colored batter into them. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool Cakes: Remove cakes from oven and allow them to cool completely on a wire rack before assembling the trifle.
- Prepare Cream Layer: In a medium bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, and whipped topping until smooth and well combined.
- Crumble Cakes: Crumble the cooled cakes into separate bowls, reserving ¼ cup of each color’s crumbs for topping the trifle.
- Assemble Trifle: In a clear glass container, layer alternating colors of crumbled cake with layers of the cream mixture. Repeat the layering until all ingredients are used.
- Top Trifle: Sprinkle the reserved cake crumbs on top of the final cream layer to complete the dessert.
Notes
- Feel free to use homemade cake mix or store-bought boxed cake mix depending on your preference.
- A clear glass container is recommended to showcase the colorful layers of the trifle beautifully.
- For the red velvet cake layer, adding fresh berries like strawberries or raspberries complements the flavor well.
- For other fruits like oranges or kiwis, consider pairing them with the white cake layer for a balanced taste.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg
