Boston Creme Trifle

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (20 ounce) package yellow cake mix with pudding
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup oil
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350º. grease and lightly flour 13x9 pan. mix cake using first 4 ingredients. bake according to cake mix box. cool completely.
• 2 meanwhile, in medium saucepan, combine flour, sugar and salt; mix well.
• 3 gradually stir in milk until smooth.
• 4 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. boil one minute, stirring constantly. remove from heat.
• 5 in a small bowl, beat eggs; stir in 1/4 cup hot mixture into eggs.
• 6 gradually stir egg mixture into hot misture.
• 7 cook over low heat until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly. remove from heat.
• 8 stir in butter and vanilla.
• 9 place plastic wrap directly on custard; refrigerate until cool.
• 10 in large bowl, combine remaining ingredients; beat until stiff peaks form.
• 11 to assemble, break one third of cake into small pieces and place in trifle dish (or large clear glass bowl). spoon 1/3 of custard over cake pieces. spoon 1/3 of topping over custard layer.
• 12 repeat, making 3 layers.
• 13 garnish with chocolate curls if desired.