Apples N' Spice Cake Trifle

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box spice cake mix
• 1 1/4 cups cinnamon applesauce
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 7 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
• 3 cups milk, cold
• 1 (6 ounce) box vanilla pudding mix
• 1 1/4 ounces whipped dessert topping mix
• 1 (12 ounce) carton whipped topping, thawed
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup toffee pieces, almond brickle chips or 2 heath candy bars, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, combine dry cake mix, applesauce, eggs and oil; beat on medium for 2 minutes.
• 3 pour into a greased 13x9 baking dish and bake for 30-40 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• 4 cool.
• 5 while that is baking, in a saucpan combine apple pie filling, butter and 1 tsp of cinnamon until butter is melted and stir until well blended.
• 6 cool.
• 7 in a mixing bowl, combine milk, pudding mix, whipped topping mix and remaining cinnamon.
• 8 beat on high until thick; about 5 minutes then let it stand for 5 more minutes.
• 9 spread 1/3 of the apple mix (step#5) in a trifle bowl.
• 10 now, cut the cake into cubes and place half over the apple mixture in trifle.
• 11 top that with half of the whipped topping/pudding and sprinkle 1/4 cup walnuts.
• 12 repeat the layers, ending with the remaining topping mixture and sprinkle with bits, chips or chopped candy bar and 1/4 cup walnuts.
• 13 cover and chill for at least 2 hours.