Easter Trifle

Easter Trifle is going to be the star of your Easter party! Layers of funfetti cake, vanilla pudding, and Cool whip – all topped with cute (and easy!) nests made from edible Easter grass and egg candies.

Easter desserts are my absolute favorite because they are always so cute. Try Carrot Patch Dirt Cups and Easter Sugar Cookie Cups if you love them, too!

Can you believe Easter is less than 2 weeks away? Do you have your Easter dinner planned out?

I haven’t started planning but I bet our Easter dinner will have Pineapple Brown Sugar Glazed Ham, Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes, and some sort of deviled egg to use up allll the eggs my kids will be dyeing. I think we’d all be pretty happy with just those on our table.

And of course we need dessert!

I’m obsessed with this colorful and delicious Easter trifle and will definitely be making it to go with our ham and potatoes.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

• It starts with a cake mix so it’s super easy!
• The layers are made with instant pudding mix so, again, super easy! You are just going to add color to the instant pudding mix.
• You can adjust the cake mix and pudding mix flavors to your liking.
• Make the cake the day before and assemble it right before serving.
• The nests look complicated but it’s as easy as wrapping edible Easter grass in a circle and popping some candy eggs on top!
• And how cute is it?! It’s going to be the star of your Easter party.

Ingredients for Easter Trifle

• Rainbow Chip Cake Mix – plus all the ingredients listed on the back of the package to make the cake. You can alse use Funfetti Cake Mix if you can’t find Rainbow Chip.
• Vanilla instant pudding & pie filling mix – the pudding is going to be the colorful layers of your trifle
• Milk – to make the pudding
• Blue & pink food coloring – you can use different colors if you prefer. I wanted to match the edible Easter grass but feel free to pick your own colors.
• Cool Whip – remember to put this in the refrigerate the night before you want to make the trifle.
• Green, pink, and blue edible candy grass – you can find this in pretty much any grocery store or Walmart or Target in the Easter section. You can also order it online.
• Easter egg candies for decorating – I used Whopper Robin Eggs for these photos but use your favorite of the candy coated Easter egg candies!

Easter Cake Trifle Recipe

• Bake cake. Bake the cake according to package directions, with parchment paper inside the pan for easy removal.
• Cool cake. Allow the cake to cool completely.
• Cut cake. Using a serrated knife, cut the cake into one-inch pieces.

• Make pudding. Prepare the pudding according to package directions, keeping each package of pudding in a separate bowl.
• Add color to pudding. Add a few drops of blue food coloring to one bowl, then add a few drops of pink food coloring to the other bowl.

• Begin layering trifle. Tightly place one layer of cake cubes in the bottom of a trifle dish or large glass bowl (fit as much cake as you can to not have gaps).
• Add pudding. Spoon one of the bowls of pudding over the top of the cake.
• Add Cool Whip. Now spoon in 2 cups of the Cool Whip over the pudding.
• Continue layering. Repeat with another layer of cake, the other color of pudding, then 2 more cups of the Cool Whip.
• Chill. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

• Make nests. Make bird nests (2 of each color) from the edible candy grass. Do this by holding a half-inch thick group of grass and spin the grass tightly into a circle starting with one end.
• Decorate. Decorate the top of the trifle with 6 bird nests and add 3 candy eggs into each nest.
• Refrigerate. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

How Long Will A Trifle Last?

A trifle will be fine in the fridge for up to 3 days. Make sure to cover it tightly with plastic wrap.

Keep in mind that the cake will absorb more moisture as it sits so the day 3 cake pieces may not stay together as well as they did on the day you made it.

I don’t recommend trying to freeze a trifle.

Can You Make It Ahead?

You can make the cake the day before you plan to serve the trifle. I don’t recommend assembling the trifle too far ahead of time.

Variations

• Use different pudding flavors! The lighter color pudding mixes work best if you still want to add food coloring so lemon, white chocolate, or even banana would all be great!
• Try a different cake mix! If you love lemon, do a lemon cake mix with lemon pudding. Or any other combination you can come up with.
• Add chopped cookies for a little crunch! I like the idea of Golden Oreos but any light colored cookie would be perfect.
• Make it fresher with fresh berries added to the layers! Make sure you dry the berries very well after washing them.

More Easter Recipes

• Easter Popcorn
• Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
• Easter Nest Cupcakes
• Peeps Nests
• Carrot Cake with Buttermilk Glaze
• Easter Chicks Cupcakes
• Easter White Chocolate Covered Oreos

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