Chocolate Spider Trifle

This spooky chocolate spider trifle layers cake, pudding, and Oreos with a creepy-crawly web topping.

10 min Serves 16 Medium American

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A decadent dessert perfect for Halloween, this trifle combines chocolate cake, creamy pudding, crushed Oreos, and whipped topping. The crowning touch is a syrup web and a plastic spider for a frightfully fun presentation.

Ingredients

1 box chocolate cake mix (plus ingredients on back)

6.6 oz instant chocolate pudding mix

3 cups milk

1 large container cool whip (16 oz.)

1 package Oreos

Hershey's Syrup

Plastic spider

Directions

Prepare the chocolate cake according to the package directions. Once baked and cooled, chop it into small cubes.

In a large bowl, whisk together the instant chocolate pudding mix and 3 cups of milk. Fold in half of the Cool Whip (about 8 ounces) until well combined. Set aside.

Line the bottom of a trifle dish with half of the cake cubes. Sprinkle half of the crushed Oreos over the cake. Spread half of the pudding mixture on top. Repeat these layers with the remaining cake, Oreos, and pudding.

Spread the rest of the Cool Whip evenly over the top layer.

Drizzle Hershey's syrup from the center outward in a spiral pattern. Use a toothpick to drag lines from the center to the edge, creating a web design. Place a plastic spider on top. Enjoy!