If you are following me on facebook, you might have seen the dessert I made last 4th of July...which is this Chocolate Mousse and Strawberry Trifle. Trifle is a dessert made from thick custard, fruits, sponge cake, fruit juice or gelatin, and whipped cream which are usually arranged in layers with fruit and sponge on the bottom, and custard and cream on top. I've long been wanting to make a trifle, but I've always been intimidated by it. I've seen a lot of versions and I've always been thinking that it's complicated and time consuming. But last July 4, I thought of experimenting with the ingredients available in my pantry and refrigerator to make my own version of trifle...and I ended up with this very gorgeous looking Chocolate Mousse and Strawberry Trifle!
It was on Tasty Thursday of NinaLaZina.info yesterday. In case you've missed it, I'm sharing you the recipe here today.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb strawberry , thinly sliced (save 5 whole for decoration)
- 6 Belgian chocolate thins for decoration
For the cake: (You can use ready cake mix like I did for this one or you can make your chocolate cake from scratch. You can even use ready store bought cakes if you don't have enough time to bake.)
- 21.5 oz Betty Crocker Decadent Cake Mix (Chocolate Mousse)
- 1 ¼ cups water
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 3 eggs
For the pudding:
- 5.1 oz JELL-O banana cream instant pudding
- 3 cups milk
- 8 oz. cool whip
For the mousse:
- Mousse Mix that goes with the cake mix
- 1 ¼ cup milk
To make an easy chocolate mousse from scratch, you'll need:
- 1 Pint Heavy Whipping Cream
- 12 oz. Bittersweet Chocolate
