RECIPE: Mint Chocolate Chip Trifle

Mint Chocolate Chip Trifle

This is a delicious recipe that me, my mom, and my sister (Princess Cowgirl) came up with, using a recipe for a pie filling that we loved.

Ingredients

• 1 box (16 ounces) angel food cake mix
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups cold milk
• 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
• 8 drops green food coloring
• 2 packages (3.4 ounces each) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 1/2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips, divided
• 1 jar (16 ounces) dark chocolate hot fudge sauce

Directions

1. Combine cocoa and cake mix, then follow package directions to mix and bake cake. Let cake cool then cut into 1 inch cubes. Set aside.
2. In a small mixing bowl, beat cream and sugar until soft peaks form. In a large bowl, combine the milk, extract and food coloring. Add pudding mixes and beat for 2 minutes or until thickened. Fold in cream mixture and 1 cup chocolate chips. Heat hot fudge sauce in microwave 1 minute or until pourable.
3. In a 3 qt. trifle bowl layer 1/3 cake cubes, mash down lightly. Pour 1/4 hot fudge sauce over cake. Spoon 1/3 mint mixture over cake cubes. Repeat twice, ending with mint mixture. Make a shallow well in top of mint mixture and pour remaining fudge sauce in it. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
4. Refrigerate until serving. Serves 16