Gingerbread Trifle

Add an easy gingerbread trifle recipe to your Christmas menu this year. The layered dessert is a true holiday favorite and makes a change from the classic English dessert usually prepared with cake, jello and sprinkles-topped whipped cream. Made with cake and pudding layers as well as vanilla and caramel flavours and an indulgent splash of brandy, Christmas dessert fans will adore this delicious gingerbread trifle.

1 cake, gingerbread flavour, 9×13
4 Cups milk
2 Packages vanilla pudding mix, 8 Ounce packages
½ Cup caramel sauce
3 tablespoons brandy, liquor
¼ teaspoon salt
3 ½ Cups heavy cream
1 Cup marshmallow fluff
½ Cup 
1 Teaspoon 
1 Cup toffee bits, I used Heath Bits O Brickle
3 Tablespoons sprinkles, Gingerbread themed for garnish

• Slice the gingerbread cake into 1-inch pieces. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl mix together the milk and pudding mixes. 
• Whisk until smooth. Set aside
• In a small bowl mix together the caramel sauce and the brandy, whisk until combined.
• Using a stand mixer or an electric mixer whip the heavy cream, powdered sugar, marshmallow fluff, and vanilla to stiff peaks. 
• Fill a piping bag with a large open star tip with approximately 1 and 1/2 cups of the whipped cream. 
• Set in the fridge for later, keeping the remaining whipped cream on the counter as you will use it momentarily.
• Spoon a very thin layer of the pudding into the bottom of a 4 quart trifle dish.
• On top of the pudding layer a third of the gingerbread cake pieces.
• Drizzle a third of the caramel mixture on top of the gingerbread cake pieces in the trifle dish.
• Spoon a third of the whipped cream onto the top of the cake pieces.
• Sprinkle a third of the toffee pieces onto the whipped cream.
• Spoon a third of the remaining pudding mixture onto the top of the toffee and whipped cream.
• Continue layering until you have used all of the ingredients.
• Let the trifle sit for at least 2 hours, but up to 24 hours.
• When ready to serve, take the trifle and piping bag of whipped cream out of the refrigerator. 
• Pipe swirls of whipped cream around the outside edge of the trifle.
• Sprinkle the whipped cream with Christmas themed sprinkles.

Recipe: xoxoBella