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Pumpkin Trifle

Recipe By: BCPL
Category: DessertServing/Yield:
Recipe
Ingredients & Measurements:
  • 2-3 cups crumbled unfrosted spice cake or gingerbread
  • 16 oz pumpkin (2 cups)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • 1/4 tsp allspice (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 2 1/2 cups cold milk
  • 4 pkg instant butterscotch pudding, or 2 vanilla and 2 butterscotch
  • 2 cups whipped topping or whipped cream
  • maraschino cherries
Instructions:
  1. set aside 1/4 cup of cake crumbs for topping
  2. divide remaining cake into four portions
  3. sprinkle one portion in bottom of glass bowl
  4. combine pumpkin, spices, milk, and pudding
  5. mix until smooth and spread over first layer of crumbs, and top with whipped topping, save enough of both to make 3 more layers.
  6. repeat layering process: cake, pumpkin mixture, whipped topping.
  7. sprinkle crumbs over the last layer of whipped topping and top with cherries. 
  8. chill at least 2 hours, preferably overnight