Layers of holiday joy: a Christmas classic, a cozy pumpkin treat, and a chocolate lover’s dream! 🍓🎃🍫
Ingredients
Christmas
🎄6 ounces red gelatin (strawberry or raspberry flavor)
🎄1 cup boiling water
🎄1 cup cold water
🎄1 large sponge cake, cut into cubes (store-bought or homemade)
🎄½ cup cranberry juice, or sweet sherry for an alcohol version
🎄6.8 ounces vanilla or white chocolate instant pudding mix (two 3.4-ounce packages)
🎄4 cups cold whole milk
🎄½ cup powdered sugar, divided in half between the pudding layer and the heavy cream layer
🎄2 cups fresh strawberries (washed, hulled, and sliced)
🎄2 cups fresh raspberries
🎄16 ounces raspberry jam, or preserves
🎄2 cups heavy cream
🎄¼ cup powdered sugar
🎄1 teaspoon vanilla extract
🎄A few fresh mint leaves, for garnish
Pumpkin
Spice Cake
🎃 15.25 ounces spice cake mix
🎃 1 cup water
🎃 3 large eggs, room temperature
🎃 ½ cup vegetable oil
Pumpkin Layer
🎃 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
🎃 ¾ cup powdered sugar, sifted
🎃 15 ounces pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
🎃 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
🎃 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
Whipped Topping
🎃 16 ounces whipped topping, thawed (two 8-ounce containers)
🎃 1 cup chopped toffee bits (Divide ⅓ cup and ⅓ cup for layers and ⅓ cup for garnish)
Chocolate
🍫15.25 ounces chocolate cake mix (baked according to package directions for a 9 x 13-inch pan)
🍫7.8 ounces instant chocolate pudding (two 3.9 ounces boxes)
🍫4 cups milk
🍫12 ounces frozen Cool Whip whipped topping, slightly thawed
🍫5 to 6 Heath candy bars, crushed into small chunks and divided