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CHRISTMAS LUSH DESSERT

Christmas Lush Dessert is a perfectly festive dessert recipe for the holidays. Easy Christmas dessert made with a layer of red velvet cake, a sweet cream cheese layer, a creamy pudding layer and a final layer of whipped cream and sprinkles.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Chill Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Christmas Lush Dessert
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 473kcal
Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

  • 1 box red velvet cake mix
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
  • 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • ½ confectioners sugar
  • 2 3.4 oz boxes of instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 3 cups cold milk
  • 16 oz whipped topping Cool Whip
  • Green gel food coloring Green gel food coloring is recommended, you can use regular food coloring but it will require more product
  • Red heart sprinkles or red heart candies

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350° and grease a 9x13 baking dish.
  • MAKE THE CAKE LAYER: In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry red velvet cake mix with one egg and melted butter until combined. Evenly press the mixture into the greased baking dish.
  • Bake the cake mixture for 15 minutes. Allow the cake to cool completely.
  • MAKE THE CREAM CHEESE LAYER: Beat the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Fold in 8 ounces of the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture until combined.
  • Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly across the top of the cooled cake layer. Refrigerate the cake while you prepare the next layer.
  • MAKE THE PUDDING LAYER: In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry pudding packets and cold milk until smooth. Stir in ¼ cup of whipped topping and green gel food coloring until desired color is achieved.
  • Remove the cake from the refrigerator and spread the vanilla pudding layer across the top of the cream cheese layer.
  • ADD WHIPPED CREAM AND SPRINKLES: Spread the remaining whipped topping over the top of the vanilla pudding layer. Garnish with red heart sprinkles if desired.
  • Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1-2 hours or overnight before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 473kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 510mg | Potassium: 282mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 638IU | Calcium: 178mg | Iron: 2mg