Black Cherry Trifle

Name: Black Cherry Trifle
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Northern Europe
Ingredients: 375 ml/13 fl oz/1½ cups double (heavy) cream; 375 ml/13 fl oz/1½ cups milk; 150 g/5½ oz/¾ cup caster (granulated) sugar; 8 egg yolks; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 200 g/7 oz trifle sponges or plain cake, sliced; 200 g/7 oz trifle sponges or plain cake, sliced; 4 tbsp cherry brandy; 400 g/14 oz/2 cups canned cherries, drained, syrup reserved; 400 g/14 oz/2 cups canned cherries, drained, syrup reserved; 250 ml/9 fl oz/1 cup double (heavy) cream; 2 tbsp caster (granulated) sugar; 100 g/3½ oz dark (bittersweet) chocolate, melted and left to cool; 6 ripe cherries, to decorate

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

Everybody Loves Chocolate

By Jennifer Donovan

Published 2024

About

Ingredients

200 g/7 oz trifle sponges or plain cake, sliced
4 tbsp

Europe
United Kingdom
Vegetarian

Method

Start by making the custard. In a small saucepan, heat the milk and cream over a low heat until just warm. In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks, sugar and cocoa together using a hand whisk, then whisk in the warm milk mixture. Return the mixture to the pan with the vanilla extract and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the mixture begins to thicken and coats the b