Black Forest Trifle

This beautiful Black Forest Trifle is a delightful take on the classic Black Forest Cake, filled with layers of delicious and moist chocolate crumb, dollops of whipped cream and fresh cherry compote.

I had this dessert on my mind for quite some time and was just waiting for the cherry season to arrive so that I could whip up the fresh cherry compote to use in the pudding. As soon as I saw these tiny little ruby fruits in the market last week, I picked up my first batch and was soon in the kitchen making the compote. Trust me, the aroma of cherries bubbling in the sugar syrup along with star anise was simply out of the world that transported me to a food heaven.

Once the compote was done, I cooled it down in the refrigerator for a couple of hours; the rest of the assembling was quite simple because I already had few pieces of chocolate brownies lying in the refrigerator. All I had to do was whip up the cream and assemble the pudding in layers. 

Black Forest Trifle


Black Forest Trifle


Ingredients (serves 2)

  • Chocolate cake/brownie - few pieces
  • Whipped cream - 1 cup
  • Cherries, pitted - 1 cup for compote + few for garnishing
  • Cherry liquor (optional) - 2 tsp
  • Sugar - 1/4 cup 
  • Lemon juice - 1/2 tbsp
  • Star anise - 1
  • Chocolate shavings - 2 to 3 tbsp


Black Forest Trifle


Black Forest Trifle


Method

  1. Start by making the cherry compote.
  2. In a medium saucepan, add the cherries along with sugar. Keep aside for 15 to 20 minutes.
  3. Cherries would release the water. Add in a star anise and cook the cherries on low heat for 10 to 15 minutes or until it thickens.
  4. Remove from heat, add in the lemon juice, cherry liquor (if using) and keep aside to come to room temperature.
  5. Pour in a clean glass jar and refrigerate for couple of hours.
  6. For assembling of the pudding, fill the serving glass with a layer of whipped cream. Add a layer of brownie crumbs. Top it up with cherry compote. Repeat the 3 layers again. Top with chocolate shavings. Garnish with fresh cherries and serve chilled.
For chocolate brownies, you can refer to my recipe here.


Black Forest Trifle



Black Forest Trifle


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