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No Bake Chocolate Cherry Dessert

June 18, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

No Bake Chocolate Cherry Dessert Recipe

Let’s leave the oven off for this one. Enjoy the classic Oreo cookie crust with a chocolaty cream cheese layer. The middle has a sweet layer of cherry pie filling, all topped with Cool Whip. A few extra crushed Oreos and some quartered maraschino cherries decorate the top. Even a few blueberries made it on top of this No Bake Chocolate Cherry Dessert…what can I say, I was feeling patriotic.

All this chocolaty goodness next to that sweet delicious cherry pie filling should be the official definition of scrumptious. It’s cool, it’s rich, and it’s a pleasure to serve. Those layers make a beautiful presentation, and you can …

Skinny Dark Chocolate Cake

December 21, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Skinny Dark Chocolate Cake Recipe

Regardless of whether you’re looking for a low calorie dessert, or just a decadent chocolate cake, Skinny Dark Chocolate Cake is awesome. The cake is super moist and the frosting has a touch of coffee in it for that delicious mocha flavor. Oh yeah, and it really is low calorie; only 187 calories vs. a typical 535 calorie piece of chocolate cake. Yikes!

Made with Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa, the rich dark chocolate will satisfy any chocolate lover’s craving. Then between the layers of moist cake is the…

Harvest Dirt Trifle

October 24, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Harvest Dirt Trifle Recipe

Celebrate this year’s harvest with a delicious Harvest Dirt Trifle. It’s a take off a classic Dirt Cake, which has been dolled up in a pretty trifle bowl. Don’t worry, though, it has the same crushed Oreo cookies in it to make the “dirt.” Cream cheese and vanilla pudding are mixed with Cool Whip to make up the other layers. Cool and scrumptious!

Happy harvest, y’all! It’s that great time of year when the leaves change color and the nights cool off and finally let me sleep. Help me celebrate with a Harvest Dirt Trifle; my version of a…

Strawberry Kiwi Trifle

September 18, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal 4 Comments

Strawberry Kiwi Trifle Recipe

Enjoy the beauty of a colorful layered dessert that tastes as good as it looks. The different textures of cake, creamy vanilla pudding, and crunchy Nilla wafers add to the delight. To further send our taste buds over the edge, throw in some fresh strawberries, kiwi, and bananas. As pretty as it is, this Strawberry Kiwi Trifle is usually the first dish empty on the dessert table.

Layering a Trifle

Maybe there’s an official trifle layering process somewhere out there, but when I put together a trifle I’m pretty relaxed about it. I don’t think there are any rules, so I go with what makes sense to me. For instance, using the above pictured trifle dish I plan on having 2 halves (a bottom and top). Each of the 2 halves will have multiple layers. If you look closely, you’ll see there are 2 layers of …

Pumpkin Pudding Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting

September 9, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal 1 Comment

Pumpkin Pudding Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Satisfy your pumpkin cravings with this moist pumpkin cake. The pumpkin flavoring comes from one of my all-time favorite puddings: Pumpkin Spice Pudding by Jell-O. Add the pudding mix to a white cake and it all falls together. You’ll love the way the cake rises so evenly, I didn’t even have to level the top before frosting. The smooth creamy frosting has cinnamon in it to perfectly compliment the Autumn theme of the cake. Pumpkin Pudding Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting is simply delicious!

Making Pumpkin Pudding Cake

Adding the pudding to a cake mix means you’ll need to add more moisture to the mix besides the eggs, oil, and water. I love to add almond milk into my recipes because it keeps cakes moist and adds a subtle vanilla flavor. It also bakes well. Whenever I mix wet with dry ingredients, like in this recipe, I put all of the wet ingredients into the bowl first. They get thoroughly mixed together…