CARROT CAKE TRIFLE

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A fun twist on traditional carrot cake! Trifle is a great make-ahead dish because it tastes even better after it's been assembled for a while. Toasted pecans can also be added as a topping.

Provided by Tomi Ann Hill

Categories     Desserts     Specialty Dessert Recipes     Trifle Recipes

Time 2h

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 (15.25 ounce) package carrot cake mix
1 cup water
⅔ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 ½ cups milk
1 (5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed
1 cup chopped almonds
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup toffee baking bits (such as Heath®)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Beat cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs together in a bowl using an electric mixer on low speed, about 30 seconds; increase speed to medium and beat until batter is evenly mixed, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 31 to 36 minutes. Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Keep oven at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Beat milk and pudding mix together in a bowl until evenly combined and thickened; beat in cream cheese until filling is smooth. Fold whipped topping into filling.
  • Spread almonds and coconut onto a baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until toasted and fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Cut cake into bite-size pieces; spread 1 layer, 1-cube deep, into a trifle dish or glass bowl. Spoon a layer of filling, about the same depth as cake layer, over cake layer. Sprinkle a layer of almonds, coconut, and toffee bits over filling. Repeat layering with remaining ingredients.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 520.1 calories, Carbohydrate 44.7 g, Cholesterol 87.5 mg, Fat 35.4 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 7.3 g, SaturatedFat 14.2 g, Sodium 444.5 mg, Sugar 24.2 g

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