Katie lee black forest trifle full#
Katie lee black forest trifle free#

Use as much or as little as you like - making it as boozy as you like or feel free to leave it out or use cherry juice in its place. I like to infuse the cakes with it or the cherry syrup. Cherry Liqueur - (a popular brand being Schwarzwälder Kirschwasser Black Forest Cherry Brandy) or cherry brandy is what Black Forest cake is infused with - it gives the cake its distinct flavour.Fruit - for this recipe we are using cherry pie filling and you can either use store bought or homemade cherry pie filling - I recommend my super easy and delicious homemade cherry pie filling recipe which can be made with with fresh or frozen cherries.If you are making it you will also need a bit of sugar to lightly sweeten it and some vanilla extract for flavour But you can also use store bought whipped topping that has been thawed in a pinch. I love the simplicity of homemade whipping cream and how it complements the chocolate cake and cherry flavors. Cream - This adds a delicious creaminess and keeps the cake nice and moist.

Katie lee black forest trifle full#

Custard - Traditionally there is vanilla custard in most trifle recipes or a flavoured custard - this time we are going full on chocolate as it is a Black Forest version and you can use store bought instant box pudding for this recipe or you can use my easy homemade chocolate pudding recipe.

In a pinch you can use store bought prepared chocolate cake as well - pound cake or even brownies for a richer version Feel free to use a box cake recipe for chocolate cake or chiclet brownies - must be a 9x13 recipe or use my super easy homemade recipe which is made with pantry ingredients I bet you already have on hand. You will need a chocolate one for this recipe. They hold up nice to the extra liquid and ingredients piled on top. Cake - Traditionally a angle food cake or a sponge cake is used for trifles.There are a few ingredients that are a must have for a delicious Black Forest trifle Speaking of ingredients - let’s break them down. It’s a dessert that comes together very easily and quickly especially if you have made each component in advance or if you use storebougt ingredients. The homemade whipped cream recipe is included below but feel free to use store bought whipped topping in a pinch. This is a recipe that can easily be made with store bought ingredients or make each component from scratch with my simple homemade recipes for the super easy chocolate cake, simple and delicious cherry pie filling and creamy homemade chocolate pudding. It makes for an impressive centrepiece to any dessert table - and yet so easy to make. The cake is drizzled with cherry liqueur for those signature Black Forest flavours. It is made with layers of chocolate cake (a soft fluffy sponge works great), chocolate custard or pudding, cherry pie filling and pillowy soft vanilla whipped cream. I try to source good quality ingredients particularly meat and organic veg as I believe that good ingredients can make a meal truely special.This is a fun twist on a classic dessert that I love - black forest cake but make it a trifle.

Have many cookbooks which I often pick from but love Nigel Slaters recipes and attitude, Charmaine Solomon for her Asian recipes and I am also a subscriber to Good Food Mag. Really enjoy cooking and trying new recipes, especially north American, French, Greek and Mexican. Happily married and the proud mum of a beautiful daughter aged 5 and a baby son who was born on 10/04/10. This tastes better after leaving it to sit for a couple of hours to let the flavours meld together.Crumble the flake bars and sprinkle over the cream.Whisk the cream into soft peaks and spoon it on top of the custard.Put the custard in a bowl and add the melted chocolate, mix thoroughly and spoon over the cherries.Break the chocolate into pieces and put in a bowl over a pan of simmering water and melt the chocolate, do not let the bottom of the bowl touch the water.If the muffins are not moist enough use the reserved cherry syrup as required. Put the cherries on top of the muffins and pour over the brandy from the marinade.Put these into the bottom of your trifle bowl. Re-build the muffins then cut into quarters as best as you can, this is rather messy.Slice each muffin horizontally three times and spread each slice with jam.Put them in a bowl without the reserved syrup and pour over the brandy, leave overnight.Drain the cherries reserving a little syrup (approx 2-3 tbsp).