Christmas Tree Cake Trifle
This Christmas Tree Cake Trifle is the perfect dessert for the holiday season. It’s a beautiful and delicious twist on the classic trifle, with layers of fluffy cake, creamy pudding, and festive decorations.
Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes are a popular holiday treat loved by many. And, so with this recipe, we’ve gotten creative and added a little extra jazz to them.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- You only need a handful of ingredients to make this recipe, so you don’t have to worry about an endless shopping list.
- Plus, the beautiful colors of this dessert will stand out on your table.
- It’s kid-friendly, and no cooking is required so you can whip it up in no time.
Do you love trifle recipes? If so, next time you may want to give this Oreo Brownie Trifle a recipe. It’s a chocolate lovers dream.
🛒Ingredients
We’ve made this shopping list to help you while in the grocery store. You can find the full list of ingredients and amounts needed in the recipe card.
- Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes – You will need three boxes of regular-sized cakes.
- cheesecake instant pudding mix
- milk
- cool whip
- Red gel writing icing
- Green sanding sugar
- Red food coloring
🔪 How to Make Christmas Tree Cake Trifle
This is a quick overview of the steps needed to make this no-bake dessert. The full instructions are available in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the pudding and milk, until smooth.
Add the red food coloring until you get the color desired. Then fold in half of the whipped topping.
Start the layering by breaking up 6 of the cakes and then topped with half of the pudding mixture.
Add a second layer of Christmas tree cakes, and then pudding.
Add the remaining half of the whipped cream to the top of the trifle.
Use the gel icing to make strips on top of the dessert. And, then sprinkle with green sanding sugar, and two additional cakes.
🥄 Equipment
You will need these kitchen tools to help you make this recipe:
- large bowl
- trifle bowl
- Rubber spatula
🥫 Storage
Storage – Store the trifle in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 48 hours. We live to cover our trifle bowl with plastic wrap to keep it fresh.
Serve With
This delicious trifle goes well on Christmas movie night and a cup of coffee or a glass of milk. However, you can all pair it with your favorite holiday meal like this Copycat Honey Baked Ham, and these Cheesy Baked Green Beans for a delicious holiday meal.
💭 Tips
Here are a few tips that you can use to ensure that this no-bake dessert turns out perfectly for you when you make it.
- If you can only find the large Christmas tree cakes, then only use 3 per layer.
- Make sure that your whipped topping is fully thawed before you start to make this recipe.
- We recommend that you use food coloring gel for the brightest color.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this Christmas tree cake trifle recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
No, they are slightly different however they do taste similar.
Yes, you can make this up to 24 hours in advance to save time in the kitchen.
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🧾Recipe Card
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Christmas Tree Cake Trifle
Equipment
- large bowl
- trifle bowl
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 5 ounces Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes you will need 14 cakes
- 6 ounces cheesecake instant pudding mix
- 3 cups milk
- 12 ounces cool whip – thawed
- Red gel writing icing
- Green sanding sugar
- Red food coloring
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the pudding and milk, until smooth.
- Add half of the cool whip, and whisk until combined.
- To layer the trifle, create the bottom layer by breaking 6 of the Christmas tree cakes into large chunks, and lining the bottom of the bowl.
- Add half of the pudding mixture for the 2nd layer, and smooth out evenly.
- Make a second layer of Christmas tree cakes with the 6 remaining cakes.
- Add another layer of the pudding.
- Top with the remaining cool whip.
- Use the red gel writing icing to draw stripes on the trifle, like those that are on the Christmas tree cakes.
- Sprinkle with green sanding sugar.
- If desired, top the trifle with two extra Christmas tree cakes.
