A hard chocolate cupcake shell filled with moist chocolate cake, creamy chocolate mousse and topped with whip cream. The Perfect Trifle Cupcakes Recipe.
These trifle cupcakes are the best way to eat chocolate cake and mousse. My sister in law actually requests this recipe often. It’s truly a family favorite! Yesterday we had a nice dinner over my in-laws for Easter. I had no clue what to make. I did know I had a thing of heavy cream to use up and didn’t want it to go to waste. What better than to make Chocolate Mousse and Whip cream, but how to make it come together? I was sure everyone would want something sweet after dinner, then I had an idea. ” Oh I’ll make a trifle! Booo.. I don’t have a trifle dish.” Then the light bulb went off!
I’ll make chocolate dessert cups – PERFECT – 🙂
Line muffin pan with muffin cups.
Melt chocolates separately over a double boiler. Once the chocolate is melted brush the chocolate inside the cups making sure to get the sides and bottom.
Freeze for about 20 minutes, then you can peel the liner off.
Easy peasy I promise 🙂
When all the cups are separated I like to put the chocolate cups in a fresh muffin cup and place in the refrigerator.
cNow for the Trifle, or my take on a trifle 🙂
Cake
Bake a batch of chocolate cupcakes, cake,
anything you don’t mind crumbling up!
I made cupcakes so I’d have leftover to bring of those as well.
I made chocolate, chocolate chip cupcakes 🙂
While the cupcakes are baking start the “mousse”. I hate real mousse, but some like it.. For me the taste is too strong, so I made a “faux mousse” and then some Wilton Stabilized Whip Cream
Assemble:
Take the unfilled dessert cups out of the refrigerator. Fill a pipping bag (any tip) and pipe mousse into the cups.
Take the cupcakes and chop ’em up! I didn’t use the tops.
I wanted the softer texture of the cupcakes.
Take the pieces
Lightly crumble them into the cups.
Cover with more mousse (I switched the tip)
Then do a little star with whip cream. Aren’t these trifle cupcakes cute? They INCREDIBLY delicious too! It’s seriously the best foolproof Trifle Cupcakes Recipe!
Trifle Cupcakes
DIY Chocolate Shell cupcakes filled with moist chocolate cake, creamy chocolate mousse and topped with whip cream. Perfect Trifle Cupcakes Recipe.
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RatePrep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 243kcal
Ingredients
Chocolate Dessert Cups:
- 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate
- 12 oz white chocolate
- 1 8 inch Chocolate Cake chopped
Faux Mousse
- 2 packs chocolate pudding mix
- 2 cups Milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup whipped cream
Instructions
- Dessert Cups: Line muffin pan with muffin cups.
- Melt chocolates separately over a double boiler. Once the chocolate is melted brush the chocolate inside the cups making sure to get the sides and bottom.
- Freeze for about 20 minutes, then you can peel the liner off.
- Easy peasy I promise 🙂
- When all the cups are separated I like to put the chocolate cups in a fresh muffin cup and place in the refrigerator.
- Faux Mousse: Whip until pudding consistency and refrigerate.
- On to the whip cream 🙂
- Assemble: Refer to post / visual pictures for assembly.
Nutrition
Calories: 243kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 6.8% | Vitamin C: 0.3% | Calcium: 7.6% | Iron: 5.2%
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JavaCupcake says
April 6, 2010 at 3:34 pmThis is an awesome recipe! 🙂 I’m going to post it on my blog as a guest-post…. that’s if you don’t mind!! hehe
YUMMMMMMY!
Betsy
Jo says
April 9, 2010 at 12:29 amOh my gosh .. can I say it again! OMG! These are so, so good and what a clever idea.
Lady V dZine says
April 9, 2010 at 8:19 pmI am so drooling now! Those look fantastic.
Visiting from MomDot.
Virginia
Patti T. says
April 11, 2010 at 12:50 amLooks really good, I especially love the white chocolate cups. Mmmmm.
Liv Wan says
April 12, 2010 at 3:03 amThat looks fantastic and I bet it must taste as good as look. (drooling….)
Natalie says
April 22, 2010 at 5:13 pmthis is such a great idea! i definitely would’ve quit halfway through frustrated with all of the steps 🙂
Amanda says
April 24, 2010 at 9:37 pmGorgeous! Brilliant!! THis is genius!
Natalie says
June 1, 2010 at 5:21 pmthese are seriously brilliant–i’ve never seen anything like them! I can’t wait to try sometime!!
YasmineO says
August 10, 2010 at 5:52 pmThose look so good!!! Funny, I just came across another post on how to make dessert cups.
I think I’ll be doing something similar to this- but mine won’t look at good at yours!
Hey Jen says
July 15, 2011 at 3:26 pmEvery time I come here I want to eat my screen.
Sharon says
August 2, 2011 at 1:18 amThose look so good!
Keep up the good job of posting awesome food!
Sam says
September 15, 2011 at 1:43 pmThey look delicious! Thanks for the recipe.
Dee says
September 17, 2011 at 1:04 pmOMG, those look so good.
Kathleen says
September 19, 2011 at 2:52 pmThese look absolutely delicious! Amazing!
Tammy says
September 30, 2011 at 1:37 pmThese look so delicious.
Megan says
October 5, 2011 at 5:48 pmThese look so good!
Anne says
October 12, 2011 at 1:29 amThese look delicious.
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blueviolet says
October 21, 2011 at 1:34 amCompletely and utterly fabulous!
London Accountant says
December 6, 2011 at 10:53 amAll I can say is, wow.
Hil'Lesha says
December 9, 2011 at 2:35 amLove chocolate cupcakes!
SCMOMOF2BOYS says
December 23, 2011 at 8:39 pmThis looks delicious!!
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
December 26, 2011 at 9:15 pmThose look delicious!
Tammy says
December 28, 2011 at 2:02 pmVery creative and they look yummy.
Faith and Family Reviews says
December 28, 2011 at 2:50 pmThose look amazing Courtney!
Tamara @ Southern Yankee Mix says
December 30, 2011 at 5:13 amThese look so delish and seem super impressive but really easy to make! I’m going to have to remember these for sure.
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
January 4, 2012 at 5:40 pmOh good heavens, those look amazing!
Double Duty Mommy says
January 4, 2012 at 4:16 pmso creative and yummy looking!!
Cheoy Lee says
January 5, 2012 at 4:03 pmThey look amazing!
April Decheine says
January 10, 2012 at 4:36 pmWow those look so good, great photos!
Sandy Chiang says
February 26, 2015 at 10:49 amwow thank you for sharing i’m like a totally chocolate lover and i’m definitely going to give this a try
Mark says
September 15, 2018 at 11:51 amLooking Delicious, what a creative idea.