Caramel Chocolate Trifle

This Caramel Chocolate trifle is not only one of the easiest desserts to put together, but it's definitely one of the tastiest too!

⏱ 95 min 🔨 Prep 60min 🔥 Cook 35min 📊 Hard 🍽 12 servings 👁 9
Caramel Chocolate Trifle

Ingredients

12 servings

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. If using a box mix, bake cake according to package directions in a 9x13 pan.
  2. For homemade cake, grease and flour a 9x13 pan.
  3. In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  4. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla to dry mixture and mix with an electric mixer on medium for about 2 minutes. Gently mix in boiling water. Note: Your batter will seem thin, it's ok.. it's supposed to!
  5. Pour into prepared pan and bake 35-40 minute. Cool completely.
  6. Mix both boxes of pudding mix with 4 cups milk according to package directions.
  7. OR for homemade pudding, combine sugar, cocoa powder, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan, mix well. Add in cold milk, stir until combined.
  8. Turn heat onto medium high stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil.
  9. Allow to boil for 1 minute while stirring, remove from heat and stir in butter. Cool completely stirring occasionally to avoid a skin forming.
  10. Cut cake into small cubes. Reserve 1 cup of whipped topping for garnish.
  11. In a trifle dish, layer ½ of the cake, ½ of the fudge sauce, ½ of the whipped topping, ½ of the caramel, ½ of the pudding. Repeat layers.
  12. Top with reserved whipped topping. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

Nutrition per serving

384kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$6754.00
Per Serving
$563.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$13508.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (91% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
chocolate cake mix 13.25 oz $1555.00
granulated sugar 2 cups $33.00
all-purpose flour 1.75 cups $14.00
unsweetened cocoa powder 0.75 cup $2089.00
baking powder 1.5 tsp $10.00
baking soda 2 tsp $3.00
salt 0.5 tsp $1.00
eggs 2 $65.00
milk 1 cup $25.00
vegetable oil 0.5 cup $95.00
vanilla extract 1 tsp $76.00
boiling water 1 cup -
boxes instant chocolate pudding mix 2 $235.00
milk 4 cups $42.00
granulated sugar 1.333 cup $52.00
unsweetened cocoa powder 0.667 cup $1858.00
cornstarch 6 tbsp $45.00
pinch salt - -
milk 4.25 cups $45.00
butter 2 tbsp $33.00
frozen whipped topping 12 oz -
caramel sauce 1 cup $239.00
fudge sauce 1 cup $239.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Caramel Chocolate Trifle

Ingredients:
  • 13.25 oz chocolate cake mix (prepared according to directions, 1 box)
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 2 boxes instant chocolate pudding mix (3.4 ounces each)
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1 ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 6 tbsp cornstarch
  • pinch salt
  • 4 ¼ cups milk
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 12 oz frozen whipped topping (1 container, such as Cool Whip)
  • 1 cup caramel sauce
  • 1 cup fudge sauce

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