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Dulce De Leche Pumpkin Trifle

You can either use store bought or homemade dulce de leche for this trifle!

Equipment

  • a pot

Ingredients

  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • a lot of water
  • 1/2 c sugar
  • 1/2 c salted butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 c fancy molasses
  • 1/2 c unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 1/2 c AP flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp Bsoda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 2 tsps ginger powder
  • 1 tsp allspice powder
  • 1 c hot boiling water
  • 1 box instant vanilla pudding powder
  • 1 c pumpkin pie filling such as Libby's
  • 1 c of heavy cream plus 1 envelope of whipit
  • 2 c heavy cream with 1 envelope of whipit
  • ginger cookies

Instructions

  • Dulce de leche: Place milk into a pot and cover with water. Boil for at least 3 hours long for thinner result (first picture) and 4-5 h long for thicker result (third picture). When water is lessen before 3 h mark, add more water. So for easier, cover the milk can with a lot of water. The milk can has always to be covered by water during boiling.
  • Cake: Cream 1/2 c sugar and 1/2 c salted butter. Beat in 1 egg and mix in 1 c fancy molasses. Add in 1/2 c unsweetened applesauce.
  • Mix well: 2 1/2 c AP flour 1 1/2 tsp Bsoda 1 tsp cinnamon powder 2 tsps ginger powder 1 tsp allspice powder. Add this mixture into molasses mixture. Pour in 1 c hot boiling water. Pour into 2 9 inch pan (I lined them with parchment paper) Bake in preheated 350 f for an hour. Cool on rack and crumble one cake into the trifle bowl. Pour some of dulce de leche ontop of crumbled cake
  • Pudding: 1 box instant vanilla pudding powder, prepare as per box direction, let stand for 5 minutes (til its thickened) then add in 1 c pumpkin pie filling (such as Libby's), mix well. Spoon some pudding ontop of dulce de leche
  • Whipped Cream: Beat stiff 1 c of heavy cream plus 1 envelope of whipit. Spoon ontop of pudding. Crumble the other cake all over whipped cream. Drizzle some of dulce de leche. Then spoon the leftover pudding on the top.
  • Make more whipped cream: 2 c heavy cream with 1 envelope of whipit. Spoon and pipe ontop of pudding. Drizzle dulce de leche and decorate with some ginger cookies.

Notes

NOTE: do NOT open the can, boil as is