Mocha Trifle

Mocha trifle

11
Points®
Total Time
15 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
0 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
This decadent dessert is a breeze to make. Trifles are a classic British dessert, but since they require minimal cooking, they are an ideal option for entertaining since they are easy—this one takes just 15 minutes to prepare—and you can make it a day ahead. This version uses angel food cake softened with espresso, and then the cake is covered in chocolate pudding and topped with whipped topping and a sprinkling of toffee bits. Just make sure the angel food cake it cooled and dried out a bit before making the trifle so that they can soak up the espresso.

Ingredients

Water

1 cup(s), boiling

Toffee baking bits

¼ cup(s)

Instant espresso

1 Tbsp, powder

Prepared angel food cake

7½ oz, or store-bought, cut into cubes

Prepared chocolate pudding with skim milk

2 cup(s)

Light aerosol whipped cream

2½ cup(s)

Instructions

  1. In a cup, combine boiling water and espresso powder until dissolved; allow to cool.
  2. Cover bottom of a 2-quart rectangular dish with half of cake cubes; drizzle with 1/2 cup espresso. Spoon 1 cup pudding over top in an even layer; spread 1 cup whipped topping over pudding.
  3. Top with remaining cake cubes; drizzle with remaining 1/2 cup espresso. Spread remaining 1 cup pudding over top; top with remaining 1 1/2 cups whipped topping and sprinkle with candy bits. Serve or refrigerate up to 1 day. Yields about 3/4 cup per serving.