Mom's Brigadeiro Trifle

Prepare the white cream: in a saucepan, mix the sweetened condensed milk, sifted egg yolks, cornstarch, and milk. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.

Add the vanilla extract to the white cream and mix well. Remove from heat and set aside.

Prepare the brigadeiro: in another saucepan, mix the sweetened condensed milk, cocoa powder, and butter. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture pulls away from the bottom of the pan.

Add the heavy cream to the brigadeiro and mix well. Remove from heat and set aside.

Quickly dip the vanilla wafer cookies in milk and place a layer on the bottom of a serving dish.

Cover the cookies with a layer of the white cream.

Make another layer of milk-dipped cookies.

Cover the cookies with a layer of brigadeiro mixture.

Repeat the layers until you run out of creams and cookies, finishing with a layer of brigadeiro.

Decorate with chocolate sprinkles.

Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.