Week 3 of our birthday theme features a unique type of birthday cake- the Birthday Cake Trifle! Just a few simple ingredients and you have a delicious individual-sized baked birthday treat for you and your friends and family! I had fun baking it, and John and my family had fun eating it!
Start with a boxed confetti cake mix and the ingredients on the back, eggs and oil. Bake the cake according to the directions on the box.
While the cake is baking get out the ingredients for the whipped icing:
1 8-oz container whipped topping
1 large box vanilla pudding mix (Or whatever flavor you choose)
1 cup of milk (Half the amount recommended on the pudding box)
Mix all ingredients together and place in the fridge until it hardens slightly.
Now comes the fun part! Cut out a small square of cake and crumble a third of it into the bottom of an individual-sized trifle glass or a regular drinking glass like shown above. Place a spoonful of icing on top and smooth it over the cake.
Repeat two more times until you have 3 layers of cake and 3 layers of icing. Then sprinkle some rainbow sprinkles on the very top.
They're just so adorable! The cake was very soft, and the icing was so smooth; whipped icing is my favorite and is the only icing I'll eat all of if it's on cake. I was able to make 9 of these, with about 3 pieces left over, and no icing left. Definitely portion out your icing first! I didn't keep track of how much I was putting on mine until I got to the last couple and realized I didn't have enough. Oops!
So what do you think? Does this look amazing enough to make for your next birthday bash? =) Come back next week for a list of freebies you can get for your birthday! It's the perfect day to post that, because my birthday IS that day!
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Jaime is a Nutrition Coach through the ISSA and professional writer. She has 4 years experience coaching and 9 years experience in writing. She enjoys cooking easy meals, running, and learning more about food.
Jaime specializes in helping women with ADHD learn to meal plan and cook healthier meals without getting overwhelmed.
Oh my this looks so good!! This would save so much time at birthday parties too!
What a cute idea. I think this would be great when you are doing a small party.
Your trifle looks delicious! Great for a change of pace from the ordinary birthday cake!
YUMMY! Looks so fabulous, I want to try it! Thanks for sharing!
Yum, what a fun idea!
What a fun way to do a birthday cake! I love it!
This would be the perfect little treat for a birthday! Great recipe!
Looks so yummy!!!
I love trifle - that's a birthday tradition in our house too!
Looks good! Great for times when I want to have my own little personal cake.