Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle

Loyaers of spicy gingerbread, pumpkin filling, and fluffy whipped topping make this decadent desert a feast for your eyes and taste buds. From Taste of Home August/Sept 2008. Posted for safekeeping.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 25
• Yields: 25 cups

Ingredients

• 2 (14 1/2ounce) packages  gingerbread cake mix
• 1 (4 5/8ounce) package vanilla pudding mix (cook and serve, not instant)
• 3  cups milk
• 1 (29 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 (12 ounce) carton  frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided

Directions

1. Prepare and bake gingerbread according to package directions using two greased 9 inch round cake pans. Cool completely on wire racks.
2. Meanwhile, for pudding, in a large saucepan combine pudding mix and milk. Stir until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes longer, or until thickened. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
3. Combine pumpkin and brown sugar and stir into pudding.
4. In a 4-quart glass serving bowl or trifle dish crumble one gingerbread cake and gently press down. Top with half of pudding mixture and half of whipped topping. Repeat layers.
5. Cover and refrigerate overnight.