Black Forest Trifle
This decadent white chocolate and cherry trifle is a show-stopping dessert that combines layers of rich blondies, cherry jam, chocolate custard, and a creamy mascarpone topping. It's a perfect treat for special occasions or whenever you want to impress your guests with a delightful and indulgent dessert.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 225g/8oz unsalted butter
- 225g/8oz white chocolate
- 225g/8oz caster sugar
- 4 free-range eggs
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 175g/6oz self-raising flour
- 100g/3½oz dark chocolate
- 100g/3½oz glacé cherries
- 150ml/5fl oz double cream
- 150ml/5fl oz full-fat milk
- 4 free-range egg yolks
- 100g/3½oz caster sugar
- 30g/1oz plain flour
- 100g/3½oz dark chocolate
- 3 tbsp kirsch
- 2 x 470g/1lb 1oz jars morello cherries
- 1 x 340g/11¾oz jar cherry conserve or jam
- 200g/7oz mascarpone
- 200ml/7fl oz double cream
- 25g/1oz dark chocolate
Instructions
- For the blondies, preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and line a 20x26cm/8x10½in brownie tin with parchment.
- Put the butter and white chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water and leave to melt, stirring from time to time. When smooth and melted, leave to cool slightly.
- Put the sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl and use an electric whisk or a mixer to whisk them together for several minutes until pale and moussey and increased in volume. Slowly pour the melted chocolate mixture onto the eggs and fold in gently.
- Add the flour and fold in lightly. Fold in the chopped dark chocolate. Pour into the lined tin and scatter over the glacé cherries.
- Bake for about 30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out almost clean. Leave to cool in the tin.
- For the chocolate custard, put the cream and milk in a pan and heat until just about to boil. Take off the heat. Whisk the egg yolks, sugar and flour together. Pour the hot milk and cream onto the eggs and whisk until smooth. Return this mixture to the pan, and add the chopped chocolate.
- On a low heat and stirring constantly, cook until all the chocolate has melted and the custard thickens. Remove from the heat, strain into a jug and cover the surface of the custard with cling film (this prevents a skin from forming). Leave to cool completely.
- To assemble the trifle, use around one-third of the blondies, cut into 2-3cm/¾-1¼in cubes, to line the base of a large trifle bowl (you wonât need the remaining blondies for this recipe). Trickle over the Kirsch, so that it soaks into the blondies. Scatter over the drained cherries, then spread over the cherry jam.
- Spoon the cooled chocolate custard over the cherries then put in the fridge for several hours until the custard is set.
- To finish the trifle, whip the mascarpone with the cream in a bowl until the mixture holds soft peaks when the whisk is removed from the bowl. Swirl or pipe this over the chocolate custard. Finish with grated chocolate.
Cook Time
1H
Yield
Serves 8
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