banana split trifle

Recipe by
Connee Conehead
Baltimore, MD

If you purchase an angel food cake from your local bakery or the bakery in your grocery store, this recipe takes only 15 minutes to make. It's been a big hit at children's birthday parties and family gatherings. I have been making this recipe for 30 years.

yield 16 -20
prep time 15 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For banana split trifle

  • 1 box
    16 oz. angel food cake mix (or buy from your grocery's bakery)
  • 1 pkg
    6 oz. vanilla instant pudding mix
  • 3 clove
    milk
  • 3 lg
    bananas, peeled, sliced
  • 1 pkg
    14 oz. frozen, sliced strawberries, thawed, drained or 1-1/2 cups fresh, sliced strawberries
  • 1 can
    16 oz. pineapple chunks, drained
  • 1/4 c
    chocolate syrup
  • 1 can
    6.5 oz. whipped cream
  • 1/2 c
    chopped nuts

How To Make banana split trifle

  • 1
    If you haven't bought an angel food cake from a bakery, follow package directions to bake the cake.
  • 2
    While cake is baking, prepare pudding mix with milk, following package directions.
  • 3
    When cake has cooled, divided in half. In trifle dish or large salad bowl, break up cake into bite-size pieces.
  • 4
    top with: 1/2 pudding, 1/2 bananas, 1/2 strawberries, 1/2 pineapple chunks, 1/2 chocolate syrup, 1/2 whipped cream, 1/2 nuts
  • 5
    Repeat with remaining angel food cake pieces and remaining ingredients.
  • 6
    Cover with plastic wrap. Chill until serving.
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