"You can use your own chocolate cake recipe or boxed either is fine, just make this dessert!!! Prep time does not include baking the cake FOR ALL CHOCOLATE OPTION: use chocolate flavor Cool Whip, or you can use vanilla pudding mix with the chocolate flavor Cool Whip"

Original is 9 servings

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Ingredients

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1 (18-1/4 ounces) package chocolate fudge cake mix (or use your own favorite chocolate cake mix for a 13 x 9-inch pan)
1 (6 ounces) package instant chocolate pudding mix
3/4 cup very strong coffee

1 (12 ounce) carton Cool Whip Topping, thawed
8 (1.4 ounce) Heath Candy bars, crushed (or can use Skor candy bars -- can use more)

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (137.7 g)
Calories 525.5
Total Fat - 26.3 g
Saturated Fat - 19.5 g
Cholesterol - 26.8 mg
Sodium - 441.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 71.7 g
Dietary Fiber - 1.7 g
Sugars - 56.2 g
Protein - 5 g
Calcium - 82.6 mg
Iron - 3.2 mg
Vitamin C - 10.1 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

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Step by Step Method

Step 1

Prepare a 5-quart trifle bowl (do not use a smaller trife bowl). Prepare and bake cake according to package directions; cool cake completely.

Step 2

Prepare pudding mix according to package directions; set aside.

Step 3

TO ASSEMBLE; crumble cake (reserving about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of the crumbled cake). Place half of the remaining cake crumbs in the bottom of the trifle dish, then drizzle with about half of the coffee, then half of the pudding, then half of the whipped topping and half of the crushed candy bars. Repeat once again -- layers of cake, coffee, pudding and whipped topping.