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Red Velvet Cake Trifle

By Heather

5 from 1 vote

Dec 16, 2015, Updated Jul 13, 2023

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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.

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This Red Velvet Trifle recipe is so good!

This semi-homemade recipe is a wonderful easy dessert recipe. Using 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

How to make Trifle Cups

• Step one – Prepare the cake according to

How to store Trifle in a Cup

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

5 from 1 vote

Red Velvet Trifle Recipe

By Heather

Red Velvet Trifle

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 30 minutes mins

Total: 40 minutes mins

Servings: 10

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 box red velvet cake mix- plus ingredients needed on the box mix
• ▢ 1 cup sugar
• ▢ 1 8 oz Cool Whip
• ▢ 1 8 oz cream cheese
• ▢ whipped cream
• ▢ sprinkles

Instructions 

• Prepare red velvet cake according to box. Once cooled, cut the cake into small cubes.
• In a mixer, mix together 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.
• Add whip cream on top of the trifle and then sprinkles.

Nutrition

Calories: 262kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 356mg | Potassium: 142mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1.9mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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