Chocolate And Peanut Butter Trifle

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup butter (softened)
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 cups peanut butter chips
• 2/3 cup milk
• 3 cups mini marshmallows
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 (4 ounce) packages instant chocolate pudding mix
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip
• chocolate curls (optional)
• crushed peanut brittle (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cake: cream butter, shortening and sugar in a large bowl add egg and vanilla and mix well combine dry ingredients in a small bowl.
• 2 add alternately with water to creamed mixture.
• 3 bake in a greased 9x13 pan at 350 for 35 minutes or until done.
• 4 cool and break into small pieces.
• 5 peanut butter cream: place peanut chips, milk and marshmallows in the top of a double boiler over hot water.
• 6 stir until melted.
• 7 cool to lukewarm whip cream until stiff fold in vanilla and peanut butter mixture.
• 8 mix pudding as per package directions.
• 9 thaw cool whip and stir well.
• 10 starting with chocolate cake add layers in a large clear bowl until ingredients are gone.
• 11 end with the cool whip layer and top with chocolate curls and crushed peanut brittle.
• 12 chill and serve.