Rockin' Red Velvet Trifle

So I got a new cook book, 'Hungry Girl 200 Under 200 Just Desserts.'  200 desserts under 200 calories?!  I'm a little bit skeptical, but after making the s'mores quesadillas I know there have to be more winners tucked inbetween the pages of this book.  So while flipping through the pages I find the recipe Rockin' Red Velvet Trifle, sounds amazing!  I read the ingredients and some of the items listed seem a bit strange to me, hot chocolate mix, two different types of cake mix, slepnda!!  Hmmmm, can this really be that good? 

The answer is YES!  It was so good I made it twice in one week!

Here's the recipe so you can give it a try!

Ingredients:
1 packet of hot cocoa mix 20 to 25 calories (or whatever you have on hand)
2 tablespoons mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup moist-style devil's food cake mix
1/2 cup moist-style yellow cake mix
1/4 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute
1/2 tablespoon red food coloring
Dash salt
4 oz fat-free cream cheese
2 tablespoons Jell-o Sugar Free Fat Free Vanilla Instant pudding mix
2 tablespoons Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
One 8 oz container Cool Whip Free (thawed)
4 cups chopped strawberries

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray an 8 inch by 8 inch baking pan with nonstick spray.

Place cocoa mix and 1 tablespoon chocolate chips in a glass.  Add 1/4 cup very hot water, and stir until mostly dissolved.  Add 1/3 cup cold water.

In a large bowl, combine cake mixes. egg substitute, food coloring, and salt.  Add cocoa mixture, and whisk until smooth.

Pour batter into the baking pan, and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon chocolate chips.

Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, 26 to 28 minutes.

Let cool completely, about 30 minutes in the pan and 30 minutes out of the pan on a cooling rack.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir cream cheese until smooth.  In another medium bowl, combine pudding mix with Splenda.  Add vanilla extract and 1/4 cup cold water, and vigorously stir until mostly smooth and slightly thickened.  Add cream cheese and 1 cup Cool Whip, and stir until uniform.  Cover and refrigerate.

Cut cake into 1-inch cubes.

In a large glass bowl or trifle dish, evenly layer half of the cubed cake.  Spread all of the pudding mixture over the cake layer.  Evenly top with half of the strawberries.

Continue layering with remaining cubed cake, Cool Whip, and strawberries.  Enjoy!

Makes 8 servings

Each serving has 196 calories and 4g fat, 391mg sodium, 37g carbs, 2g fiber, 18g sugars, and 4g protein