Delicious and Enchanting Woodland Fairy Toadstool Trifle Recipe

Magical people of the land, it’s time to gather. I’m beyond excited to present to you this enchanting woodland fairy toadstool recipe! This adorable and whimsical little fairy garden is completely edible and ready to wow the guests of your next celebration. This post contains affiliate links.

With layers of creamy chocolate pudding, whipped topping, fluffy cake, and crunchy cookies, this trifle is as delicious as it gets. But, the real magic comes from the adorable toadstool mushrooms on the top of the trifle. With red and white cookie caps and wafer stems, they are as fun to eat as they are to look at.

Magical Fairy Mushroom Trifle

The woodland fairy theme is one of my absolute favorites. It’s fitting for any kind of celebration at all. You can make it work for little kid birthday parties, whimsical wedding showers, and so much more. Creating desserts for a fairy garden party is the perfect opportunity to unleash your creativity.

Don’t let the details of this magical mushroom trifle intimidate you. Take it step by step, and you will see how easy it is to create an edible fairy garden of your own. If you just want the delicious layers, feel free to make an easy chocolate trifle recipe.

Things to Love about this Dessert

Here are a few reasons to fall in love with this fairy toadstool trifle.

• Unique: The toadstools and enchanted forest look of the top of this trifle is surely something people don’t see every day.
  
• Delicious: Even without the magical topping, the layers of pudding, whipped cream, cookies, and cake are a winning flavor combo loved by most. In fact, simply leave the top off for a chocolate Oreo trifle.
  
• Customizable: Use your imagination to customize your fairy toadstool realm. Add details to fit an additional theme, decorate it for the holidays, or make all the toadstools different colors. The options are endless!
  
• Whimsical: A fairy garden trifle is an easy way to add some whimsy to your dessert table. The colorful toadstools and flower details are sure to draw the eye of people of all ages.

Enchanted Fairy Garden Trifle Ingredients

Here’s what you need to make this magical trifle recipe. The measurements are in the recipe card below.

• Chocolate cake round – baked and cooled
• Instant chocolate pudding
• Milk
• Whipped topping
• Chocolate sandwich cookies
• Vanilla sandwich cookies
• Green food coloring
• Fudge-dipped peanut butter cookies
• Cream-filled wafers
• Red frosting
• Mini chocolate chips
• White candy melts
• Candy rocks
• Flower icing decorations

Fairy Toadstool Trifle Directions

Make the chocolate pudding by whisking the milk and pudding mix together for at least 2 minutes. Refrigerate it for at least 5 minutes or until firm.

Use a food processor to finely crush 15 chocolate sandwich cookies and set them aside. This is for the “dirt” topping, so you want the consistency to be fine.

Break apart the rest of the chocolate sandwich cookies into chunks. This is for the cookie layer of the trifle, so they just need to be bite-sized.

To make the “moss,” finely crush the vanilla sandwich cookies into fine crumbs. Place them into a resealable sandwich bag.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of water and several drops of green food coloring to the cookie crumbs. Seal the bag and knead it until the mixture is the desired shade of green.

Note: This moss mixture ends up a bit wet. If you don’t like that texture, feel free to make the moss the day before to let it sit and dry a bit.

To make the toadstool mushrooms, place the chocolate-covered peanut butter cookies onto a flat surface, face down.

Melt the mini chocolate chips in a sandwich bag in the microwave at 50% power for 30 seconds. Knead the chocolate in the bag, and repeat the process until it’s fully melted, about 2 minutes total.

Cut a small tip into the corner of the bag and pipe some melted chocolate onto the center of a cookie.

Carefully place a full-sized wafer (don’t cut) onto the chocolate and hold it until it’s set. Repeat with each cookie until you have the desired amount of mushrooms. Let them stand to let the chocolate harden completely.

Note: Do not cut the wafers as shown above. It’s best to keep them long. The toadstool is a lot more stable when it is inserted deeper into the trifle layers.

Once the chocolate hardens and the wafers feel securely attached to the cookies, use the red frosting to cover the tops.

Let the toadstools stand. Filling a cup or a bowl with sugar is a great way to keep them steady until you are ready to assemble the trifle.

Sprinkle the frosted toadstools with crushed white candy melts. You can do this now, or wait until you are topping the trifle.

Slice your chocolate cake round in half to create two rounds. Place one of the rounds into your trifle dish.

Top the cake with half of the chocolate pudding.

Follow up with half of the whipped topping.

For the next layer, sprinkle on the crushed chocolate sandwich cookies.

Repeat each layer, ending with a layer of cookies, but use the finely crushed OREOs that you created earlier.

To decorate the top, place some piles or mounds of the finely crushed chocolate cookies throughout. These are like little piles of dirt to hold the toadstool cookies.

Push the toadstool mushrooms into the trifle, add the candy rocks, the candy flowers, and pieces of the green “moss” to decorate the top.

Decorate the top however you like. This is the fun part so get creative with it!

It’s best to serve this trifle right away. If you need to refrigerate for later, be sure to loosely cover it first.

Serves 12-14 people.

What Else to Serve at your Woodland Fairy Party

If you’re looking to load up the dessert table at a fairy party, here are some more suggestions:

Toadstool Trifle Recipe Swaps and Variations

Here are a few suggestions for swaps and tweaks.

• Cake: If you don’t want to bake a chocolate cake, you can buy one from the bakery or your local grocery store. If it’s not a round cake, simply break up pieces to add to the trifle.
  
• Flavors: You can use any type of cake and cookies in this recipe. Chocolate cookies and cake are used here to look like “dirt” for the garden. Since this is a magical land, make it any color and flavor of your dreams!
  
• Cookies: If you can’t find chocolate covered peanut butter cookies, just try to find another cookie with a similar shape. You want something with a slightly rounded top for that toadstool look.
  
• Frosting: Red frosting is easy to find during the holiday season, but you can easily color your own if you need to. Make or buy white frosting and color it with red food coloring.

Kitchen Tools Needed

Here is a list of equipment that you will need to make this woodland fairy toadstool trifle recipe:

• 8″ round cake pan: If you plan to bake the cake, you will need an 8″ round cake pan and other basic tools like measuring cups and spoons.
  
• Whisk or hand mixer: For baking the cake and whisking the pudding.
  
• Food processor: For finely crushing the chocolate cookies to create a “dirt” consistency for the top of the fairy garden trifle.
  
• Ziploc bags: Used for coloring the cookie crumbs for moss and for piping on the melted chocolate.
  
• Microwave-safe bowl or small saucepan: To melt the chocolate chips.
  
• Trifle dish: You can use any kind of bowl or container, but a nice trifle bowl displays it best.

How to Store Leftovers

Store any woodland toadstool trifle leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It should last for 2-3 days.

Fairy Garden Trifle Recipe Notes and FAQ

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