Carrot Cake Trifle
Description
This carrot cake trifle made with boxed cake mix, vanilla pudding, toasted almonds, coconut, and toffee bits is a fun variation of a traditional carrot cake.
Ingredients
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1 (15 1/4 ounce) package carrot cake mix
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1 cup water
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2/3 cup vegetable oil
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3 large eggs
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1 cup chopped almonds
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1 cup shredded coconut
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1 cup toffee baking bits (such as Heath®)
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2 1/2 cups milk
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1 (5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
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Beat cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in a bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and beat until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 31 to 36 minutes. Remove from the oven; keep the oven on.
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Cool cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 20 minutes more.
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While cake is cooling, spread almonds and coconut on a baking sheet.
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Bake in the preheated oven until toasted and fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes; set aside until cake is cooled.
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While cake, almonds, and coconut are cooling, beat milk and pudding mix together in a bowl with an electric mixer until combined and starting to thicken. Beat in cream cheese until smooth, then fold in whipped topping.
8
Cut cooled cake into bite-sized cubes. Combine cooled almonds and coconut with toffee bits in a bowl.
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Layer 1/2 the cake cubes in the bottom of a trifle dish or glass bowl. Cover with 1/2 the pudding mixture, then 1/2 the almond mixture. Repeat layers once more.