Description
Festive Christmas Trifle brings holiday cheer with layers of velvety custard, rich sponge cake, and seasonal berries. Creamy and indulgent, this dessert promises to dazzle guests with its elegant presentation and irresistible flavors you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Layer:
- 1 white box cake mix (prepared according to box directions)
- 1 red velvet box cake mix (prepared according to box directions)
Cream Mixture:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese (softened)
- 14 ounces (397 grams) sweetened condensed milk
- 8 ounces (227 grams) whipped topping
Decorative Ingredient:
- Green food coloring
Instructions
- Prepare cake layers by preheating the oven to 350ºF. Mix white and red velvet cake batters according to package instructions, adding green food coloring to the white cake batter. Pour each batter into separate greased 9×13 pans and bake for 23-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cakes to cool completely to prevent clumping. Cool on wire racks for approximately 1 hour at room temperature.
- Create creamy filling by blending softened cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, and whipped topping in a medium bowl until smooth and fluffy.
- Carefully crumble cooled cakes into small, light pieces. Set aside ¼ cup of each cake color for final garnish.
- Assemble trifle in a clear dish by layering green cake crumbles as the first foundation. Add a generous cream mixture layer, followed by red velvet cake crumbles.
- Continue alternating cake and cream layers, creating a visually appealing striped effect. Embrace the rustic, imperfect layering technique.
- Finish the dessert by sprinkling reserved red and green cake crumbs across the top, creating a festive holiday presentation.
Notes
- Let cakes cool completely to ensure light, fluffy crumbles that won’t stick together when layering the trifle.
- Ensure cream cheese is softened at room temperature for smooth blending without lumps, creating a silky cream filling.
- Experiment with food coloring to match holiday themes or personal preferences, using natural food dyes for a healthier alternative.
- Prepare this trifle a day in advance to allow flavors to meld and develop a richer, more complex taste profile.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg