Black Forest trifle

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• JOOLES

  24 November 2010

  JOOLES rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Love everything about this trifle not too keen on the cherries tho, we prefer fresh. So thought id follow this recipe but instead of cherries then use raspberries and for the reserved cherry liquid use Chambord Rasberry Liquer, i realise this changes it from being a black forest trifle but i do think it would work.

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• vikki29

  24 November 2010

  vikki29 commented on this recipe

  I am ABSOLUTELY making this for xmas! Black forest is my fave, so this will be great! Looks YUMMY!!!!!!

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• Bokbites

  24 November 2010

  Bokbites commented on this recipe

  I would love to make this for Xmas! We're spending Christmas day with family , so I was wondering if I can partly make this a day ahead up to just before the cream goes on top... any advice?

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• CHLOE.is.cool

  07 December 2010

  CHLOE.is.cool rated and commented on this recipe

  

  this is a great recipe but i don't know what the 'jars cherries in kirsch' is and i couldn't find it anywhere. instead i used black cherry jam.

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• Trisha

  19 December 2010

  Trisha commented on this recipe

  I am going to make this instead of the usual family trifle - just for a change. I am sure Sainsbury's will have Cherries in Kirsch

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• Katie Forrest

  20 December 2010

  Katie Forrest commented on this recipe

  Oh my! Definitely HAVE to make this for Christmas!!

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• Alison

  26 December 2010

  Alison rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious. I made this for Christmas Day. (I couldn't get cherries in kirsch so used cherries in apple juice, or something like that.) The day before, I soaked the brownies in cherries and added the custard (I actually bought chocolate custard, so there was no need to heat plain custard and stir in chocolate) and on the morning I whipped up the topping and stored it separately in the fridge, as advised, and crumbled chocolate and chopped fresh cherries for the decoration. It took moments to assemble just before eating and it really was lovely, everyone thoroughly enjoyed it.

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• Maggi T

  27 December 2010

  Maggi T commented on this recipe

  Black cherries in Kirstch found in waitrose

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• dwhee02

  28 December 2010

  dwhee02 commented on this recipe

  Lovely recipe used frozen morello cherries and soaked them in cherry brandy - beautiful!!

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• Abs Fab Mum

  30 December 2010

  Abs Fab Mum rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very rich and heavy trifle - not that moreish. Used Green and Blacks chocolate with Sainsbury's taste the difference vanilla custard and cherries in kirsch from Waitrose. Choc custard v rich - Perhaps try with not so high quality choc next time or use milk choc instead. Think biggest mistake was using ready made brownies though - used the small ones in a tub from Sainsbury's. Made the trifle really hard to eat. If there's a next time will make my own which are much lighter.

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• Vienna-Tokyo

  19 February 2011

  Vienna-Tokyo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  18 guests loved this on Boxing Day. I can't wait to make it again. I soaked ready bought brownies in the Kirsch. (I bought the cherries in Kirsch from Waitrose) A really easy pudding and a great hit. What more can one ask for?

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• Choc Bunny

  08 May 2011

  Choc Bunny rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this trifle by making my own custard rather than shop bought and melting the chocolate in the custard when thickening it up in the pan. Very easy receipe to do and shall do again as it's a quick recipe.

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• carly88

  05 July 2011

  carly88 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  made this for a summer bbq as there are alot of trifle lovers in my family!!!...couldnt find cherries in kirsch so used waitrose tinned cherries in syrup and sprinkled over some marsala wine. to decorate i also sprinkled over some flaked almonds and a crushed flake bar...everyone loved it!!!!

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• Juliet

  20 July 2011

  Juliet rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Incredibly expensive and disappointing result, better off buying a pudding

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• Sallyp

  12 December 2011

  Sallyp rated and commented on this recipe

  

  So easy to make and so yummy, it went down extremely well with my guests for lunch yesterday. My husband & I don't like usual trifle, but we both loved this, I will definitely be making it again

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• liz52

  14 December 2011

  liz52 commented on this recipe

  Not sure what this has to do with cooking as everything seems to come ready prepared.

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• kegz1975

  21 December 2011

  kegz1975 commented on this recipe

  I am going to be making this for our Christmas Day Dessert this year. As we are not big fans of the old Pud. I was struggling with the Cherries and Kirsch thing and I am not a fan of brownies or chocolate sponge really, but I love black forest Gateaux so this for me sounds like heaven I am using chocolate swiss roll (the one not covered in chocolate) and I am soaking Glace cherries in Bols cherry brandy liqueur. I will also dip the sponge in the liqueur also before lining the base of the bowl, put the cherries on top and pour over the stated amount of left over liquid. I am using Birds packet custard powder as I always find that is the best at setting for trifles. Pipe the cream onto the top and decorate with fresh cherries and sprinkle lightly with some edible glitter/dust to give it some festive sparkle :) wish me luck

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• jilott

  22 December 2011

  jilott commented on this recipe

  Hi, I have all the ingredients to make this for Xmas and plan to make the base on xmas eve and finish with the fresh cream on xmas day. 1 question though - can anyone tell me what the correct measurement is of the cream as the tubs I have are in ml and this shows g's.....is there a difference? Thank you very much, a beginner!!

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• ro ro

  23 December 2011

  ro ro rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was AMAZING! Everyone agreed it was the best trifle they had ever had. Made some changes- swapped the cherries in kirsch for 2 tins of cherry pie filling (made it much cheaper) and just whipped double cream on it's own for the top. Making it again for Christmas day, top marks! :)

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• britkk5

  27 December 2011

  britkk5 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely loved this!! I couldn't find cherries soaked in kirsch (I live in the American South.. cherries in kirsch are a little too exotic I think!) so used tinned cherries and soaked them in port (all I had in the house). Also, I can only get Ambrosia Devon custard so used that, and had to use sour cream in place of the creme fraiche. In spite of all that, it turned out fantastic! So easy to make, but looks oh so impressive. Can't wait to make it again, YUMMY!!

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Ingredients

• 500ml tub ready-made chilled custard - look for one with real vanilla seeds
• 100g plain chocolate , broken into pieces
• 400g chocolate brownies
• 2 x 390g jars cherries in kirsch or similar
• 300g tub double cream
• 200ml tub crème fraîche
• 25g icing sugar
• grated chocolate , to decorate, and fresh cherries (optional)

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Serves 8

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Prep 25 mins

Cook 5 mins

Ingredients

• 500ml tub ready-made chilled custard - look for one with real vanilla seeds
• 100g plain chocolate , broken into pieces
• 400g chocolate brownies
• 2 x 390g jars cherries in kirsch or similar
• 300g tub double cream
• 200ml tub crème fraîche
• 25g icing sugar
• grated chocolate , to decorate, and fresh cherries (optional)

PER SERVING

723 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 62g, fat 52 g, saturated fat 31g, fibre 2g, sugar 55g, salt 0.34 g

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