Chocolate Cherry Trifle
"This is adapted from the FoodNetwork Nigella Lawson show."
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
16
ingredients
- 2 (12 ounce) chocolate pound cake
- 1⁄2 cup black cherry jam
- 1⁄2 cup cherry brandy
- 2 cups drained bottled sour cherries (recommended ( Morello)
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Custard
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, minimum 70 percent cocoa solids, chopped
- 1 1⁄3 cups milk, plus
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 1⁄3 cups heavy cream, plus
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 8 egg yolks
- 1⁄2 cup sugar, plus
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1⁄3 cup cocoa
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Topping
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate
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Special Equipment
- 1 large wide trifle bowl
directions
- Slice the chocolate pound cake and make jam sandwiches with the cherry jam, and layer the bottom of a large wide trifle bowl.
- Pour over the cherry brandy so that the cake soaks it up, and then top with the drained cherries.
- Cover with cling wrap and leave to macerate while you make the custard.
- Melt the chocolate on low to medium heat in the microwave, checking after 2 minutes, though it will probably need 4 minutes. Or you can place it in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Once the chocolate is melted, ser aside while you get on with the custard.
- In a saucepan warm the milk and cream.
- Whisk the egg yolks, sugar, and cocoa in a large bowl.
- Pour the warm milk and cream into the bowl whisking it into the yolks and sugar mixture.
- Stir in the melted chocolate, scraping the sides well with a rubber spatula to get all of it in, and pour the custard back into the rinsed saucepan.
- Cook over a medium heat until the custard thickens, stirring all the time. Make sure it doesn't boil, as it will split and curdle.
- Keep a sink full of cold water so that if you get scared you can plunge the bottom of the custard pan into the cold water and whisk like mad, which will avert possible crisis.
- The custard will get darker as it cooks and the flecks of chocolate will melt once the custard has thickened. And you do need this thick, so don't panic so much that you stop cooking while it is still runny. Admittedly, it continues to thicken as it cools and also when it's chilling in the refrigerator. Once it is ready, pour into a bowl to cool and cover the top of the custard with cling wrap to prevent a skin from forming.
- When the custard is cold, pour and spread it over the chocolate cake layer in the trifle bowl, and leave in the refrigerator to set, covered in cling wrap overnight.
- When you are ready to decorate, softly whip the cream for the topping and spread it gently over the layer of custard. Grate the chocolate over the top.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
marisk
honolulu, HI
<p>Aloha! I just recently started spending more time in the kitchen and am learning that cooking and baking can be fun as well as challenging. My favorite cookbook resources are my 'gourmet' sister and the very patient and generous Ohana of Zaar. Mahalo nui loa! <br /><br />My rating system: The first time I try a recipe, I follow the instructions as given; if I do a little tweaking, I keep that in mind when rating. It's not right to rate lower because of something I did or didn't do. <br />***** ... Excellent! Tasted great with/without tweaking. <br />**** ... Loved It! Tasted great with/without tweaking. <br />No stars ... May be an excellent recipe but I was unable to get it to work for me. May or may not try again later. We don't all have the same taste preferences. I've found recipes with lots of five stars that just didn't work for me and some with less that I thought were great. <br />Thank you All for sharing!</p>
