Peanut Butter Brownie Trifle Cake

My boys rarely want a traditional birthday cake.  I actually miss making and frosting cakes but the birthday boy always gets to choose what we eat.

Ian decided this year he wanted a trifle cake made with brownies, some sort of peanut butter taste, some chocolate pudding and Heath bars.

So that's what we made!



Ingredients:

Box of brownie mix (13 x 9 family size)
Chocolate instant pudding and milk the box calls for
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup powdered sugar
container of cool whip
Heath bars (about 6 crushed) or an 8 oz. bag of Heath toffee bits


1. Prepare brownies in a 13 x 9 pan, following the directions on the box.  Let them cool completely.

2. Prepare pudding according to package directions and let sit for just a bit to firm up a little.




3. Mix together cream cheese, peanut butter and powdered sugar

4. Line all of your ingredients together-- brownies, pudding, peanut butter filling, cool whip and Heath bar crumbles.

  • Start by cutting the brownies into thirds and crumble one third of the brownies into the bottom of the trifle dish.
  • Top with one third of the peanut butter filling.
  • Add one third of the pudding
  • Add one third of the cool whip 
  • Top with one third of the heath bits.
  • Continue to layer ingredients; brownie, peanut butter, pudding, cool whip, Heath bits until you've reach the top of the dish.  
I do push down gently on the brownie layer each time as I add them to make enough room for three complete layers.

Then chill and serve!




Look at all those yummy layers!

I like to add lots of Heath bits.  




Linking Up With: On the Edge, 


Comments

  1. Patricia KrankApril 29, 2017 at 9:07 AM

    Oh my! This looks amazing. Visiting you from Amanda's Books & More today and I'm sure glad I did.
    Blessings,
    Patti

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  2. Tamar SBApril 29, 2017 at 6:32 PM

    That sounds so good!
    Visiting from the Weekend Blog Hop!

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    1. Mother of 3April 29, 2017 at 6:38 PM

      Thanks; it was quite tasty! Gone in two days... thank goodness we had family help to eat it all.

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  3. LaurieApril 29, 2017 at 9:05 PM

    Your cake looks so scrumptious! Pinning so I can remember to make this one :) Thanks so much for sharing!

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  4. UnknownApril 29, 2017 at 10:46 PM

    That sounds and looks amazing!!!

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  5. Homeschooling SucculentsApril 29, 2017 at 10:48 PM

    That sounds and looks amazing!!!

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  6. Clairejustine oxoxApril 30, 2017 at 2:59 AM

    Oh this looks amazing. All my favourite ingredients too. Yummy!!

    Thanks for sharing at the weekend blog hop

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  7. Angelic ScalliwagsMay 1, 2017 at 3:07 PM

    Looks really good...now you just need to figure out a sugar free version I can eat!! :)

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    1. Mother of 3May 1, 2017 at 6:09 PM

      Sugar free without any sugar substitutes would cause a real challenge...

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  8. CarolineMay 7, 2018 at 8:35 AM

    This looks so yummy!
    #handmademonday

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  9. Sum of their StoriesMay 12, 2018 at 10:07 AM

    Lovely desert idea. Kind of like a trifle (do you have them where you are, or is it just a UK thing?)
    My youngest didn't like traditional cake for years and had all sorts of alternatives. He likes regular cake now but then he is 18!

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    1. Mother of 3May 12, 2018 at 10:21 AM

      Yep, it is just like a trifle. For some reason most people around here refer to them as truffle cakes (even though technically a truffle is a type of mushroom or a chocolate candy). I never liked regular cake either until I was a grown adult. I often had apple pie, cheesecake, or pudding pies for my birthday.

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  10. Pamela @ DIY VibesMay 1, 2020 at 9:59 AM

    My husband would go nuts for this, going to try it! Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Miz HelenMay 5, 2020 at 11:14 AM

    We will love your Peanut Butter Brownie Truffle Cake, oh my it looks amazing! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday!
    Miz Helen

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    1. Joanne May 5, 2020 at 11:59 AM

      Thank you! It was pretty amazing; if I do say so myself.

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  12. Shelbee on the EdgeMay 9, 2020 at 8:34 AM

    That looks so amazing! My boys do still like a traditional cake with frosting and a theme of some sort. But when I was a kid, I always, always, always requested my mom’s pineapple upside down cake for my birthdays! Thanks for sharing this bit of deliciousness with us and linking up with me.

    Shelbee
    www.shelbeeontheedge.com

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    1. Joanne May 9, 2020 at 9:07 AM

      I actually HATED cake growing up and only ate the frosting so I typically had apple pie or cheesecake for my birthday!

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