Description
A deliciously layered dessert featuring moist chocolate cake, tart cherries, and fluffy whipped cream, perfect for any gathering.
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cake
- Fresh, frozen, or canned pitted cherries
- Heavy cream
- Confectioner’s sugar
- Vanilla extract (optional)
- Kirsch (Cherry Brandy) or cherry juice (optional)
- Chocolate shavings for garnish
Instructions
- Bake the chocolate cake and let it cool completely before slicing into layers.
- Prep the cherries by pitting and slicing them; mix with sugar and let sit for 20 minutes.
- Whip the heavy cream with confectioner’s sugar until stiff peaks form; add vanilla if desired.
- In a glass bowl or individual cups, layer chocolate cake, whipped cream, and cherries, repeating until all ingredients are used.
- Chill the trifle in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight before serving.
Notes
Avoid over-soaking the cake in cherry juice to prevent sogginess. Use generous amounts of whipped cream for a creamy texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Layering
- Cuisine: German
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: Black Forest Trifle, dessert, chocolate cake, cherries, whipped cream
