My kids love to be able to make yummy treats for family for birthdays and special occasions, including Mother’s Day. It’s so cute but for Mother’s Day they don’t have me to help so the dessert has to be one my husband can make and not feel overwhelmed. This is a perfect solution! I used a box cake, instant pudding and made fresh whipped cream but you could easily use whip cream bought at the store. I even put the pudding into a ziplock bag and snipped the tip so they kids could just squeeze it into the glasses.
It was so yummy and they get so excited about being to make a delicious treat. We did a trial run over at Stacey’s house with the kids and they loved it. There were some pretty happy kids and Stacey and I thought they were pretty tasty too. I hope you have a great Mother’s Day, have a great time helping the mom in you life celebrate or both!
Ingredients
Cake Crumbles
- 1 chocolate box cake + ingredients listed to make
Chocolate Pudding
- 2-3.9 oz. instant chocolate pudding + ingredients to make
Whipped Cream
- 4 c fresh whipping cream
- 2 t vanilla extract
- 3 heaping tablespoons of powdered sugar
- or
- store bought whipped cream
Instructions
Cake Crumbles
- bake cake according to directions on the box
- allow to cool completely then use hand to break into crumbs (you will not use all of this so you could crumble only half the cake and eat the other half later.)
Chocolate Pudding
- make pudding according to directions on the box
- place in the refrigerator until assembly
Whipped Cream
- whisk the heavy cream in a clean dry bowl
- once it begins to stiffen add your vanilla and powdered sugar
- continue to whisk until stiff peaks form
Assembly
- We used a clear glass so that the layers are visible but you could anything
- spoon the pudding into a ziplock bag and snip the tip of one corner
- do the same with the whipped cream
- spoon cake crumbs into the bottom of the glass
- squeeze a layer of whipped cream on top of the cake
- squeeze the chocolate pudding in an even layer next
- do the same with the whipped cream again
- We added sprinkles to the top but you could add anything that makes your mom happy.
therapydoc says
Looked for happy mommy blogs, and you popped up! I’m linking over some time today.
Carrie @ poet in the pantry says
What a great idea for getting the kids involved in the kitchen! It must have been so much fun for them! 🙂
Aubrey says
Thanks Carrie! They had a great time! 🙂
Rita says
Looks so good and I love that it is easy enough for the kids!
Aubrey says
Thanks Rita!
Amanda McNeil says
Looks so yummy! I love that the kids got to make their own – I loved doing stuff like that as a kid!
Aubrey says
Thanks Amanda! They are so proud when they make it and it’s fun to watch them resist eating all the chocolate at once. 🙂