Chocolate Trifle

ingredients

21 oz package brownie mix, (or 18 1/2 oz chocolate cake mix) prepared as directed
1/2 cup Kahlua (optional)
2 3oz boxes instant chocolate pudding, prepared with half & half instead of milk
16 oz container whipped topping or 1 pint heavy cream, whipped
8 small chocolate covered toffee bars, frozen and finely chopped or one 7.5 oz bag of almond brickle chips

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Cut cooled cake into chunks. In glass trifle bowl, layer 1/3 cake, sprinkle with Kahlua, layer 1/3 pudding, 1/3 whipped topping, 1/3 candy chips. Repeat layers two more times.
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Variations
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Peach-Substitute a 18 1/4 oz yellow cake mix, 1/2 cup ammaretto, apricot or peach jam, French vanilla pudding, canned or frozen or fresh peaches, whipped topping, garnish with toasted sliced almonds.
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Strawberry-frozen pound cake, cheesecake pudding, fresh strawberries, (can use strawberry preserves when fresh aren’t in season), whipped topping. Save a few berries for garnish.
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Blackberry-lemon-purchased bakery poundcake, lemon pudding, jar lemon curd (found in grocery near jelly), fresh blackberries or blackberry preserves, whipped topping. Save a few berries for garnish.
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Banana-banana bread, banana liqueur, banana pudding, sliced bananas (dipped in lemon juice to preserve color), whipped topping.