Christmas Trifle
This Christmas Trifle is layers of moist red velvet cake, creamy white chocolate pudding, and fluffy whipped topping. It’s a show-stopping dessert that will impress your guests.
One of our favorite things about this recipe is you don’t need any special skills or equipment to make it. All you need is a bowl, a spoon, and some basic ingredients that are probably already in your kitchen.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- You only need simple ingredients, so you don’t have to worry about spending much money at the grocery store to make this recipe.
- Plus, it’s so easy that even beginner bakers can make it.
- And its beautiful colors will stand out on your holiday dessert table.
🛒Ingredients
We’ve put together this list of ingredients to make your shopping easier. You can find the full list of ingredients in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- red velvet cake mix
- white chocolate pudding mix
- milk
- Cool Whip
- Green gel food coloring
- Christmas Sprinkles
🔪 How to Make This Christmas Trifle Recipe
This is a quick overview of the steps needed to make this recipe. You can find the full list in the printable recipe recipe at the bottom of this post.
- Prepare the cake according to the package directions. Cool completely.
- Combine the pudding mixes and milk. Then add half of the Cool Whip. Add the green food coloring and chill.
- Build the layers by starting with half of the cake cubes. Then, half of the pugging mixture.
- Repeat the layers, and then finish off with the remaining Cool Whip. Top with sprinkles.
🥄 Equipment
This is a list of the equipment that you will need to make this delicious cake recipe:
- large bowl
- 9×13 baking pan or round cake pans
- trifle bowl
- medium bowl
🥫 Storage
Storage – Store the trifle in the fridge tightly covered for 2-3 days.
Serve With
This delicious dessert pairs well with any of your favorite main dishes. Our favorites are Easy Honey, Glazed Ham, Ribeye Roast, and Copycat Honey Baked Ham. All of these are great main courses for your holiday dinner.
💭 Tips
Here are some tips to ensure that this Christmas Trifle recipe turns out perfectly when you make it.
- For this recipe, it’s important to use instant pudding mix instead of cook-and-serve.
- You can also use a bakery-bought cake or even a homemade cake recipe. Just remember that you don’t need frosting; you need the cake.
- If you make this ahead of time, cover it tightly with plastic wrap to keep it fresh in the fridge.
⁉️ FAQ
Do you have questions about this recipe? Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
Yes, you can assemble this trifle up to 24 hours in advance.
A trifle is a layered dessert with a base of brownies, cake, or cookies and then topped with whipped cream and pudding or a cheesecake layer.
🍽 More Christmas Recipes
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🧾Recipe Card
Want to make this recipe? Print the recipe card below, or pin this recipe, so you can find it later.
Christmas Trifle
Equipment
- large bowl
- 9×13 baking pan
- trifle bowl
- medium bowl
Ingredients
- 13.25 ounces red velvet cake mix plus ingredients from the back of the box (water, oil, eggs)
- 6.6 ounces white chocolate pudding mix
- 3 cups milk
- 12 ounces cool whip
- Green gel food coloring
- Christmas Sprinkles
Instructions
- Prepare the red velvet cake, according to the package directions.
- Allow the baked cake to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, whisk together the pudding mixes and milk, until smooth.
- Add half of the cool whip (about 6 ounces), and mix until well combined.
- Add a generous amount of green gel food coloring, whisking until the color is incorporated.
- Allow this mixture to chill in the refrigerator while the cake finishes cooling.
- To assemble the trifle, cut the cake into cubes.
- Add half of the cake to the bottom of your trifle bowl. Top that with about half of the pudding mixture.
- Add a layer of the remaining cake pieces, and top with the rest of the pudding mix.
- Top the trifle with the remaining cool whip (about 6 ounces), and smooth evenly.
- Top with Christmas sprinkles.
Notes
Disclaimer
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
