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The Best Easter Trifle Dessert pictured showing bright colorful layers of cake, vanilla pudding, funfetti morsels, cream cheese and Cool Whip. The trifle is topped with blue dyed Cool Whip and Whoppers Mini Robin Eggs.

The Best Easter Trifle Dessert

Dominique Collins-Bloomfield
The Best Easter Trifle Dessert is layer after layer of flavor. The bright and festive layers consist of strawberry cake, vanilla pudding, Funfetti vanilla cake morsels, pound cake, graham crackers, cream cheese and Cool Whip. The trifle is topped off with Whoppers Mini Robin Eggs.
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Box strawberry cake mix NOTE: You will need vegetable oil, water and eggs to prepare.
  • 2 Boxes instant vanilla pudding NOTE: You will need milk to prepare.
  • 9 Ounces Toll House Funfetti Vanilla Cake Morsels
  • 8 Ounce store bought plain pound cake
  • 1 Cup Graham crackers (crushed) NOTE: About 6 graham crackers.
  • 8 Ounces cream cheese
  • 8 + 8 Ounces Cool Whip
  • 4 Ounces Whoppers Mini Robin Eggs

Gel Food Colors

  • A few drops of yellow, green, purple and blue

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare and bake the strawberry cake mix according to package directions. Allow to cool completely.
  • Make the 2 boxes of instant vanilla pudding according to package directions. Make each box separately in two medium mixing bowls. The pudding needs about 20 minutes to firm and set in the fridge.
  • Break apart the cooled strawberry cake and layer the bottom of a clear bowl or trifle dish with it. Once all of the cake is in the bowl, pack it down.
  • Take one bowl of vanilla pudding and add a few drops of gel yellow food coloring and stir to reach your desired color. Stir to blend. Spoon the yellow vanilla pudding on top of the strawberry cake. Spread over the cake in an even layer.
  • Add Toll House Funfetti Vanilla Cake Morsels evenly over the yellow vanilla pudding.
  • Break apart the store bought plain pound cake. Cover the Funfetti Morsels with the cake.
  • Take the other bowl of vanilla pudding and add a few drops of gel green food coloring and stir to reach your desired color. Spoon the green vanilla pudding on top of the plain pound cake. Spread over the cake in an even layer.
  • Crush about 6 Graham Crackers. Cover the green vanilla pudding layer with the Graham Cracker crumbs.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, add cream cheese and 8 ounces Cool Whip. Using an electric mixer, beat for about 2 minutes until fully combined. Add a few drops of gel purple food coloring and combine to beat with mixer to reach your desired color. Spread the cream cheese/Cool Whip layer over the Graham Cracker crumbs.
  • In another mixing bowl, add 8 ounces Cool whip. Add a few drops of gel blue food coloring. Mix with an electric mixer to reach your desired color. Spread the Cool Whip over the purple cream cheese/Cool Whip layer.
  • Top the Easter Trifle with Whoppers Mini Robin Eggs to decorate.