Red Velvet Trifle

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Dec 16, 2015, Updated Mar 11, 2024

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Red velvet trifle is made easy by using a boxed cake mix, cream cheese, and frozen whipped topping. A festive and delicious treat that is perfect for the holiday season.

This Red Velvet Trifle recipe is so good!

This semi-homemade recipe is a wonderful, easy dessert recipe. Using simple ingredients like a boxed red velvet cake mix, helps to make this recipe simple to but together. It’s delicious any time of year but really works well for a Christmas dessert or Valentine’s day dessert.

Red Velvet Trifle Recipe Ingredients

Red velvet cake mix – You will need the cake mix plus ingredients on the box mix.
Sugar – Granulated sugar
Cool Whip – Frozen whipped topping.
Cream cheese – Softened cream cheese.
Whipped cream – Used for a topping.
Optional – Sprinkles

Red velvet cake mix box, Cool Whip, eggs, oil, and cream cheese.

How to make Trifle Cups

Step one: Prepare the cake according to the box directions. Once baked, let it completely cool.

Step two: Prepare the cream mixture by mixing together cream cheese, sugar, and Cool Whip until creamy.

Step three: Cut the cake into small cubes. Layer a trifle bowl with half of the cake cubes, half of the cream mixture, and then the remaining cake and cream.

Step four: Top with thawed Cool Whip. Serve or refrigerate.

How to store

Store: Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4-5 days. After that it starts to get soggy.

Recipe tips

Be sure to let the cake completely cool before you begin layering the dessert.
You can serve this dessert in a large bowl, a trifle bowl, or smaller bowls or glasses.

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5 from 1 vote

Red Velvet Trifle Recipe

By Heather

Red Velvet Trifle

Prep: 10

Cook: 30

Total: 40

Servings:

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Ingredients

Instructions

Prepare red velvet cake according to box using the ingredients on the box (eggs, water, and oil). Once cooled, cut the cake into small cubes.
In a mixer, mix together 1 container of Cool Whip, cream cheese, and sugar on medium speed. Mix about 5 minutes or until well blended.
You can make these trifles in small cups or a large trifle bowl. Cover the bottom of the bowl with cake cubes. Add a layer of the cool whip mixture. Add another layer of cake cubes and then finish with the cool whip layer.
Top with remaining container of Cool Whip. Optional, top with sprinkles.